Beyond Planning: India's Urgent Need for a 10-Year R&D Vision, Action, and Accountability

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This NITI Aayog discussion paper highlights India's critical need for a focused 10-year R&D vision to accelerate its technological and industrial growth, contrasting its current diffuse R&D landscape with China's successful 'Made in China 2025' strategy. The paper identifies a substantial funding gap and a less integrated R&D ecosystem in India compared to China, which has significantly increased its R&D expenditure to 2.68% of GDP and secured global leadership in key tech sectors. It advocates for India to adopt a similar strategic, concentrated, and integrated approach to R&D to drive breakthrough innovations and enhance global competitiveness, proposing a structured plan for future action and accountability.

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