Joshi's Moscow visit to boost scientific cooperation

By Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW, JULY 1. The Minister for Human Resource Development, Science and Technology, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, is arriving in Moscow on Sunday to give a further boost to cooperation in science and technology between the two countries.

The first-ever visit of a HRD Minister in recent history, Dr. Joshi has a large agenda to cover during his week- long stay. He would inaugurate an Indo-Russian Centre for Advanced Computing Research in Moscow.

The Indo-Russian Centre for Advanced Computing Research, equipped with Param-9000 and Param-10000 supercomputers, would engage in academic research and solicit commercial projects for Third World countries in weather forecasting and computer modelling in various areas.

Dr. Joshi would discuss the renewal of the Integrated Long-Term Programme (ILTP) for Indo-Russian cooperation in science and technology, initially signed in 1987 for a period till 2000. The ILTP, the world's largest bilateral cooperation arrangement, has seen over 100 joint scientific projects brought to fruition over the past 13 years. The new programme, to be signed during Mr. Putin's visit to India, was expected to lay greater emphasis on industrial applications of scientific research.

Dr. Joshi would also hold detailed discussions with the Russian Minister for Science and Technology, Mr. Alexander Dondukov, and the Minister for Education and HRD, Mr.Mikhail Filipov, meet leaders of the Russian Academy of Sciences, research institutions, deliver a lecture on ``Sustainable Development''and travel to St. Petersburg.

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Kurchatov Institute of Nuclear Research is expected to be signed during Dr. Joshi's visit.

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