The headlines in the Times of India today are glowing. “Indian Origin Scientist Wins Nobel for Geo Science Prize,” they scream, referring to the recent recognition of Veerabhadran Ramanathan’s life-altering work on climate change.
As a nation, we swell with pride. We claim him as “one of our own.” We did the same for Sunita Williams, Sundar Pichai, and Satya Nadella. But while we are busy celebrating their DNA, we are ignoring a cold, hard economic reality: Pride doesn’t pay the bills; Intellectual Property (IP) does.
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