Dear Dr Hoodbhoy, I am an avid reader of your articles and an admirer of your lucid thinking and clear writing. Your unrelenting advocacy for countries to develop a scientific temper is of great importance, not only for Pakistan, but for all developing countries seeking to raise the prosperity of their citizens. I read your recent article on the BJP’s ‘double-engine sarkar.’ And I would like to respectfully point out that your characterisation of the current BJP government’s attitude to science and technology is an oversimplification. First of all, I wholeheartedly agree with you that Jawaharlal Nehru played a crucial...