Miroslav Tůma, Vice-president of the Academy of Sciences, met with representatives of the Department of Science & Technology of the Republic of India and the Ambassador of India, Mr. V. Ashok, April 20, 2012 at the ASCR headquarters. The ASCR continues to collaborate with two Indian science institutions, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India and Indian National Science Academy. This scientific cooperation is open to all institutes of ASCR associated in the Division for Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences and in Division for Life and Chemical Sciences.