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Open research questions in Indian Economic and Social Development

203 gap statements mined from Indian Economic and Social Development papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 1,589 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Limited diversification of exports. Logistical constraints. Financial settlement issues. Visa restrictions. Insufficient private sector participation.

    Indo-Russian Economic Cooperation: Prospects and Pathways for Multisectoral Engagement · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for a comprehensive analysis of India's foreign policy and its determinants.

    Understanding India's Foreign Policy: Objectives and Determinants · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to manage technological complexity. The requirement for a highly skilled workforce.

    Application of Cobb-Douglas Production Function on the Indian Printing Industry · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to examine the contributions of capital and labour to industrial output in the Indian printing industry. The lack of a technically superior framework for evaluating temporal dynamics.

    Application of Cobb-Douglas Production Function on the Indian Printing Industry · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper addresses the need to examine India's position in the emerging multipolar structure.

    India's Foreign Policy in the Era of Multipolarity: Challenges and Opportunities · 2026 · DOI

  • The country needs to address the persistent structural criticisms of the 'Make in India' initiative.

    From Colonial Extraction to a Global Engine: A Journey through India's Economic Transformation · 2026 · DOI

  • We need to teach people skills: To make sure everyone has a fair chance at getting a job we need to have programs that help people learn new skills and we need to help smaller cities grow. 3.6.Export Competitiveness and Constraints India’s exports are very important for the country’s growth.

    Evaluating a Decade of Make in India: Policy Outcomes, Structural Challenges, and Global Competitiveness · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies can further explore the composition of imports and the interaction between imports and exports. The relationship between FDI, foreign trade, and economic growth can be examined in other countries or regions.

    TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE POST-LIBERALIZATION PERIOD · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap is in the understanding of the relationship between FDI, foreign trade, and economic growth in India.

    TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE POST-LIBERALIZATION PERIOD · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can focus on a comprehensive analysis of all BRICS countries. It can examine the implications of BRICS for other emerging economies. The research can also explore the potential for cooperation between BRICS and other regional blocs.

    Economic, Political, and Strategic Dynamics: India in BRICS · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need for analysis of the economic, political, and strategic dynamics of the country in the bloc. The research gap includes the lack of comprehensive studies on the implications of BRICS for India.

    Economic, Political, and Strategic Dynamics: India in BRICS · 2026 · DOI

  • The current legal infrastructure is inadequate to regulate the growing complex modern relationship. There is a need for a careful and systematic customization to lend meaningful support to growing economic relations.

    China's and India's Differing Investment Treaty and Dispute Settlement Experiences and Implications for Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need for a sociological perspective on globalization and rural development. The paper suggests that the existing literature has not adequately addressed the implications of globalization for rural development.

    Globalization and Rural Livelihoods: A Sociological Review · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research can be done to analyze the long-term effects of Brexit on the Indian economy. Further research can be done to examine the impact of Brexit on other countries with close economic ties to the UK.

    A Study on the Impact of Brexit on Indian Economy · 2026 · DOI

  • Micro-level evidence on how strongly firms pass supply chain disruptions through to consumer prices is limited. The role of strategic interactions in shaping the resulting price dynamics is unclear.

    The Price of Delay: Supply Chain Disruptions and Pricing Dynamics · 2026 · DOI

  • The structural roots of polarization in the Global South remain underexplored. There is a need to link caste and neo-colonial economic structure to modern political polarization. The paper addresses the gap in polarization literature by providing a structural explanation.

    The political economy of caste hierarchy and polarization: symbolic politics and neoliberal colonialism in India · 2026 · DOI

  • What makes his research valuable and timely in the burgeoning field of Indian political thought and intellectual history is that he turns to an understudied group of activists and thinkers and their attempt at starting an alternative political party that would serve as an oppositional force to challenge the dominance of the Indian National Congress.

    Toward a Free Economy: Swatantra and Opposition Politics in Democratic India by Aditya Balasubramanian · 2024 · DOI

  • Our contextual focus on TVET reforms in India characterised by massive youth demographics, competing political compulsions, uneven capitalist development and increasing nationalistic tendencies reveal the complexities of policy adoption from the Global South perspective, an area that remains understudied.

    Uncertain itineraries: dual system of training and contemporary TVET reforms in India · 2022 · DOI

  • For example, as Solana (2014) explains, the EU and India have been working on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for the past seven years and even after twelve rounds of negotiations a conclusion to the FTA remains elusive.

    Book Review: The European Union and India: Rhetoric or Meaningful Partnership? by Pascaline Winand, Marika Vicziany, and Poonam Datar · 2016

  • The paper identifies a need to examine how India's foreign policy has changed or remained the same under Rajiv Gandhi. The study explores the implications of India's foreign policy for its relations with other countries.

    India's foreign policy under Rajiv Gandhi · 1987 · DOI

  • Economic cooperation remains below potential despite strong political relations.

    Indo-Russian Economic Cooperation: Prospects and Pathways for Multisectoral Engagement · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding India's selective participation in IPEF, - The research highlights the need to analyze India's decision to join three of the four IPEF pillars while maintaining observer status in trade…

    India's Selective Participation in the Indo‐Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF): A Strategic Autonomy Perspective · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the analysis of the India-Japan strategic partnership. The paper aims to fill this gap by examining the key achievements of the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit.

    Major Outcomes of the 16th India–Japan Annual Summit (2026): Implications for the India–Japan Strategic Partnership · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a fair disclosure standard in Indian law - The absence of anti-sandbagging provisions in Indian M&A transactions - The limited awareness of Indian founders about the potential risks…

    THE FINE PRINT AFTER THE DEAL: WHY SELLING YOUR COMPANY IN INDIA DOESN'T SET YOU FREE? · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in understanding the impact of Brexit on the Indian economy. The study aims to fill this gap by examining the perceived impact of Brexit on the Indian economy.

    A Study on the Impact of Brexit on Indian Economy · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of a technically superior framework for evaluating temporal dynamics (“Application of Cobb-Douglas Production Function on the Indian Printing Industry”, 2026); (2) Future studies can further explore the composition of imports and the interaction between imports and exports (“TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE…”, 2026); (3) Future research can focus on a comprehensive analysis of all BRICS countries (“Economic, Political, and Strategic Dynamics: India in BRICS”, 2026); (4) There is a need for a careful and systematic customization to lend meaningful support to growing economic relations (“China's and India's Differing Investment Treaty and Dispute Settlement…”, 2026); (5) The role of strategic interactions in shaping the resulting price dynamics is unclear (“The Price of Delay: Supply Chain Disruptions and Pricing Dynamics”, 2026). 203 gap statements have been mined from Indian Economic and Social Development papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 1,589 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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