Reverse brain drain can be a strain
AT THAT annual ritual called the Indian Science Congress, the Union minister of science and technology read out the prime minister's speech. It mentioned the need to draw in scientists of Indian origin back to the country, to reverse the brain drain and deal with challenges like water scarcity. The intention was noble.
Now, how will the expatriate scientist community help us solve water scarcity? Witness an article that appeared on January 6 in The Hindu . It was called