About 23% of Indian STEM PhDs in the US return long-term. Ramalingaswami is a fellowship for returning scientists, VAJRA is for short-term visits. The biggest gap is a functional ecosystem for applied research and industry collaboration—labs exist, but turning discovery into a product here is a battle.
My own prototype for enzyme-based dyeing got funded in Boston in months; here, the same proposal has been stuck for a year in committee approvals. The system isn't missing brains, it's missing operational trust and speed.
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