One reason universities worldwide are improving in cutting edge science and medicine, while we in India lag behind is because of governmental interference. The recent fiasco involving Amartya Sen and Nalanda University is a case in point. Less government in academics mean less nepotism, more meritocracy, more intellectual freedom - all of which result in creating an atmosphere for discovery and scientific progress.
A government which genuinely cares about education will resolve to leave it to the experts and not to their own idiosyncrasies.
Update: The same day Times Higher Education came up with their annual rank list. I was also one of the invited raters for this year's edition. No institution from India in the top 500. No surprises.
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