A subtle public indication of the closer relationship with France over last many years, that has bearing on military secrets (a.k.a computational and experimental resources, high energy physics regime ... ... .)
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Quote: Press Trust Of India
New Delhi, January 13, 2012
India and France have decided to set up a virtual institute for applied mathematics to take up joint research projects in the area.
An agreement to set up the virtual institute was signed last evening between the Department of Science and Technology and the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) of France. The new initiative will have participation from six institutes from India led by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The University of Toulouse will be the lead institute from France.
Besides the initiative in mathematics, the two sides also signed agreements to renew cooperation in the field of immunology and informatics.
"We have signed agreements with the Indian counterparts to set up a joint unit in mathematics in Bangalore and two international associated labs in informatics and immunology to strengthen scientific collaboration between the two countries," CNRS Director-General Joel Bertrand said in New Delhi.
The three projects will be funded equally by Paris-based CNRS and the Departments of Science and Technology, and Biotechnology.
"Each side will contribute Rs five crore towards the initiative," Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology said.
The funds would be spent over the next four years on joint research projects in mathematical sciences, exchange visits, he said.
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Quote:PTI | 10:01 PM,Jan 10,2012 Bangalore, Jan 10 (PTI): CNRS, the largest governmental research organisation in France, today announced the creation of an international joint unit in mathematics here and an international associated laboratory in informatics in Chennai. The unit would be established in association with India's Department of Science and Technology and Indian Institute of Science here, while Chennai Mathematical Institute and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences would join forces with the CNRS for the lab initiative. Joel Bertrand, CNRS Director General for Science, also announced at a press conference here today the signing of a general MoU renewal with India's Department of Biotechnology to create a new international associated laboratory in immunology. Bertrand, leading a CNRS delegation visiting India from yesterday to January 18, said CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), the largest fundamental science agency in Europe, would formally open its new office in New Delhi on Thursday. "France and India have a long tradition in mathematics", Bertrand said. "We intend to have strong cooperation with India". The unit and labs initiatives would have shared budgets from the French and Indian sides, said officials of CNRS, whose 2011 budget is Euro 3.2 billion. CNRS employs some 34,000 staff including 11,400 researchers and 14,200 engineers and technicians. Researchers from Paris-based CNRS were awarded 17 Nobel prizes and 11 Fields Medals, officials said.