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18 Jan, 2021
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America and isolationism
The Wilsonian imprint
Structural shifts
From Trump to Biden
Mr. Trump has been defeated, but not Trumpism and the anti-globalist politics it has unleashed. Even if Mr Biden overcomes the currents of isolationism at home, he could face similar challenges across the Atlantic where a bunch of illiberal populist leaders and cultural nationalists such as Marine Le Pen of France, Matteo Salvini of Italy, Norbert Hofer of Austria and Geert Wilders of the Netherlands are on the ascent. Like Mr. Trump, none of them represents the old order.
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Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
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CSIR Vision & Strategy 2022:
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology
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CSIR has established the first-ever 'Traditional Knowledge Digital Library' in the world.
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‘Longitudinal study’
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