The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and its partners have called for pushing the frontiers of social science research to enhance its role in informed policy making.
They have has urged the Central Government and other South Asian countries to invest more in social science research to create a robust and progressive infrastructure and ecosystem that adequately supports research inputs in policy making.
Speaking at an international conference, ICSSR Chairman Sukhdeo Thorat said that social sciences have been relegated to a marginal position in policy making not only in India but also in many other Asian countries of this region.
Academic and policy makers from India, South and South East Asian countries echoed this sentiment at an International conference on social science research organised by ICSSR along with International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Think Tank Initiatives (TTI).
The event was also addressed by Prof Ramesh Dadhich, Member Secretary, ICSSR, Dr C Rangarajan, Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Annette Nicholson, Vice President, International Development Research Centre and Dr Reena Marwah, ICSSR.
The participating countries in the conference are India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Thailand, Japan, Vietnam and Afghanistan, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, South Korea, Cambodia, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, and France.