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Science diplomacy and foreign affairs: S&T cooperation from India-Germany and India-Japan
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Science diplomacy and foreign affairs: S&T cooperation from India-Germany and India-Japan
Kasturi Mandal, Avinash Kshitij
Abstract
In the globalized world, diplomatic relations have a crucial role to play. Such relations have evolved over the years
between countries and various forms of diplomacy have emerged, Science Diplomacy being one of them which is
envisaged to enhance relations between countries, by addressing global challenges and facilitating the exchange of
resources in science, technology, and innovation (STI). India's foreign policy prioritises the utilisation of Science &
Technology (S&T) to foster international cooperation. The country had established science counsellors in the Indian
embassies at USA, Japan, Germany and Russia to foster scientific relations. In this paper we take the case of two
countries amongst the four, Germany and Japan to understand how India had undertaken scientific relations with
the respective countries. Along with the development of the several schemes to foster R&D in the countries for joint
R&D, student visits, etc., bibliometric analysis with indicators to measure the productivity performance was implied
to assess the progress of collaborative research among the countries in the study for the period 2001-2022.