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Talent is the innate ability of a person to perform certain special activities with grace and ease. Talent in science enables humans to build or create new items which are aimed at improving the comfort of life. Innovations and patented products are manifestations of this scientific talent.
Any enterprise requires sufficient impetus to succeed. In India, the scientific community is heavily dependent on the government for funds and resources. Most of the scientific organisations lack the personal budget to carry out high quality research and testing. As a result, the products from these institutions rarely compare with those of their contemporaries in developed nations. Scientific developments and their consequences usually have far reaching impacts. But their short influence, as calibrated, barely compares with the future prospects. Consequently, the government is bound to overlook such efforts and demands for funds, and allocates bare minimum resources to the same. A five year term of the incumbent government in a democratic set up, which may or may not be voted back to power, further results in lack of long term planning. Innovations and patents are results of research conducted with an industrial/commercial perspective. They require time. But the shifts in power at the centre means that every new government wants to focus on a fresh project to stake its claim as being the brainchild behind the enterprise. In such a pursuit, the attempts started under the previous regime are shelved and barely reach fruition. At the same time, Indian multi-nationals are primarily on their pursuit towards exploring foreign markets and broadening their base, following the economic reforms of the 1990’s. Obviously, it would be highly optimistic of the state to expect such greenhorns of the international arena to pump in money toward research and development. In such a scenario, the talented Indians are forced to pursue their interests abroad and often succeed in their patronage, i.e. working with foreign organisations.

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