To provide momentum to India’s research output which is growing by 14 per cent as against the world average of 4 per cent, country’s leading social science research agency Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is collaborating with 12 European research agencies, in a massive push to Indo-European joint effort. A pilot project is being launched to address issues being faced by India and European countries and influence evidence-based policy making.
This comes close on the heels of the culmination of the 3 year EU-India Social Sciences and Humanities Platform (EqUIP), a €1.5 million project funded by the European Commission, which aimed to foster and strengthen relationships between social sciences and humanities research funding agencies in Europe and India. EqUIP is the first ever international research collaboration network between India and the European Union that has been specifically dedicated to social science and humanities.
“India is an increasingly important research performing nation, with world renowned social science and humanities researchers, writers and artists,” said Dr Jacqui Karn, Senior International Policy Manager, UK’s Economic & Social Science Research Council.