MSV-2035 Astronomy Document - Inside Design - FINAL - FINAL

Vaidya, C.V. Vishveshwara and J.V. Narlikar stand testimony to this. The scientific achievements of the country in the field of A&A have also led to our participating in a few frontline international mega-projects expected to be operational in next few years and also development of newer state-of-the- art national facilities. TheA&Acommunity in the country is on a rapid growth curve, with a significant growth seen in the past two and half decades. The MSV-2035 document presented here has been prepared against this backdrop. It is realized that the outcomes of past investments in such programmes need to be fully exploited and international partnerships leveraged to increase the national technology-capacity in highly specialised areas in collaboration with industries. Complementary national initiatives need to be undertaken. While the proposed plans would require an increase in research funding forA&Ain the coming decade, it, in turn, would certainly allow the large pool of existing (and future) young scientists to take up worldwide leadership role inA&A research, address some of the fundamental science questions, and further create a unique talent pool for development of science and technology in the country in the long term. This, eventually, would also lead to some components of basic science research being translated to applications for societal benefit. Astronomy & Astrophysics 6 MEGA SCIENCE VISION-2035