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When the first government led by the BJP was established at the centre in 1998, there was a spurt in establishing think tanks, presumably of a nationalist or Hinduist kind. With time it went to an embarrassing level as many Union ministers helped to create their individual think tanks. This apart from various trusts, memorial fund and foundations started by middle level BJP-RSS functionaries. Most of them also quickly applied to the government for allotting land and funds for their respective foundations. It is futile to research as to how many were registered during those years or since then, what they received as government grant, etc. Suffice to say that the very meaning of a think tank was quite eluded most of them.
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