BENGALURU: The department of science and technology (DST) late on Thursday made public the draft of the new science, technology, innovation policy (STIP) which aims to transform the national STI landscape maintaining the delicate balance between fortifying India’s indigenous capacity and nurturing meaningful global interconnectedness. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for an 'Atmanirbhar' or self-reliant India as a central theme, the policy has proposed a host of new establishments and reforms through short-term, medium-term, and long-term mission mode projects that will build a nurtured ecosystem that promotes research and innovation. Prof Ashutosh Sharma, secretary, DST, told TOI: "The STIP will create and end-to-end science and technology ecosystem."