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Open research questions in Indian Economic and Social Development

224 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,545 Indian Economic and Social Development papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • Exploring this rhetoric brings agency to an understudied body of colonial subjects, as they fought to define their employment within the Company.

    ‘Tippoo…Was Just Such a Man As I Am’: Protest, Rebellion and Military Labour in South India · 2025 · DOI

  • It is clear that a voluntary code of conduct for the transnationals is insufficient.

    An industrial strategy for Britain: the nature and role of planning · 1987 · DOI

  • 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 collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 disrupted established trade mechanisms, resulting in a sharp contraction in bilateral trade. 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 foreign policy and its objectives. 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 industry's evolution into a highly sophisticated manufacturing domain. 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 study identifies a gap in the understanding of India's foreign policy in the multipolar world order. 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 paper identifies the gap in India's economic transformation. 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

  • The initiative's potential has been limited by uneven regional development, job shortages, and systemic inefficiencies. The paper notes that most manufacturing activities focus on assembly, with limited domestic value added. The supply chains for components still depend heavily on imports from East Asia.

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

  • Future research can build on the paper's findings to further evaluate the initiative's outcomes and impact. Research can focus on addressing the limitations and challenges identified in the paper, such as uneven regional development and systemic inefficiencies.

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

    India's Selective Participation in the Indo‐Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF): A Strategic Autonomy Perspective · 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 study identifies a gap in the literature by providing a refined academic narrative supported by quantitative evidence. 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

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of India's role in BRICS. 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

  • 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 and liabilities

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

  • The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature on the social and economic implications of globalization for rural livelihoods. 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

  • 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

  • The MSME sector is facing many problems in the current globalized and market-based economic conditions. There is a need for a conscious policy to solve the problems related to finance and marketing of small and cottage industries.

    Concept of self-reliant India with development of MSME sector · 2024 · 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

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