Majoritarian Nationalism is Undermining India's Science Policies, Potential

While our Constitution mandates the promotion of scientific temper, the present regime in matters of policy-making is bypassing the rational approach not only in science research and education but also in matters related to social policies.

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https://thewire.in/government/majoritarian-nationalism-is-undermining-indias-science-policies-potential

#Introduction 👋🏻 #Astrodon 🌟

I’m Laura. I’m an #ESA-#AURA astronomer at @spacetelescope.

I’m one of two deputy heads of the #ScienceMissionOffice, where I work on #SciencePolicies for our observatories and on science infrastructure for our staff.

For research, I study the #Kinematics and #Dynamics of small stellar systems using #ProperMotions from #HST, #Gaia, and soon #JWST. I have a particular fondness for #GlobularClusters but also study #DwarfGalaxies and #SatelliteSystems of larger hosts.