Royal Society seeks good ties btwn India, UK

Britain's prestigious Royal Society will try to foster greater interaction between India and the UK, said India-born Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, <g data-gr-id="13">President elect</g> of the society, here on Thursday. 

"I would like to foster greater interaction between India and Britain through the Royal Society," Ramakrishnan, popularly known as Venky, said at a luncheon hosted in his honour by the Indian Journalists Association. 

Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as <g data-gr-id="10">president elect</g> of the Royal Society and will become the first Indian-origin scientist to take up the post on December 1 this year.

Describing his new assignment as "both challenging and exciting", Ramakrishnan said he accepted the offer because "it is a chance to repay my debt to Britain, for fostering my life in Britain". He noted that Indian Nobel <g data-gr-id="14">Laureateslike</g> Sir C V Raman, Chandrasekhar and Sir Khurana were members of the Society.