Although I am not very interested in politics, I have been very curious about Modi government’s thoughts and policies on science in India. Sadly, be it mainstream or social media, our intellectual elite or journalists, the discourse on anything related to our Prime Minister seems to fluctuate between two extremes: one side considers him as the savior who will solve all of India’s problems in no time and the other side is extremely critical and suspicious of him. It is very difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff in reading prevalent opinions. At the same time, as a scientist at a new institute, I cannot help but notice the pressure under which our administration is functioning due to severe budget cuts.