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How the Cold War in Germany played a small yet significant part in establishing IIT Madras
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May 12, 2021 14:48 IST
A recently-published research paper unearths an oft-forgotten chapter in the establishment of IIT-Madras and its connection with the Cold War in Germany, which resulted in the formation of the now-revered institution
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Walter Scheel (second from right), Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany, visiting IIT Madras in 1963
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A recently-published research paper unearths an oft-forgotten chapter in the establishment of IIT-Madras and its connection with the Cold War in Germany, which resulted in the formation of the now-revered institution