India–Japan Trade and Technology Partnerships: Building Sustainable Startup Ecosystems toward Viksit Bharat 2047

Objective: This project examines how India–Japan trade and technology partnerships contribute to the development of India’s startup ecosystem within the Viksit Bharat @ 2047 framework. Data Sources: The study uses secondary data from DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, JICA, OECD, and official bilateral trade and policy reports covering the period 2010–2023. Methodology: An Augmented Gravity Model of trade is employed to analyze bilateral trade dynamics, complemented by a Difference-in-Differences (DiD) approach to evaluate the impact of semiconductor and green hydrogen ind Project Contents: The project currently includes the full research manuscript. Additional supporting materials may be added in future revisions. Status: Completed working paper.