Global scholars decry funding ban on influential Indian research centre

International dismay after New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research funding suspended.
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  1. Dyani Lewis
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International researchers fear long-standing collaborations with Indian researchers might be imperilled following a decision by the Indian government to suspend foreign funding to Indian think tank the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), based in New Delhi. Research projects at CPR — which conducts some of India’s most influential independent policy studies — have been paused temporarily after the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs suspended the think tank’s government licence to receive overseas funds for 180 days or until further notice.

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Nature 616, 418-419 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00995-1

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  • Correction 18 April 2023: An earlier version of this article stated that three-quarters of CPR grant funding came from organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation and the World Bank.

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