Towards the SDGs: An Analysis of Australia-India Research Collaborations uses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a lens to examine past and ongoing research collaborations between Australian university researchers and their counterparts in India.
Strategic Context
The Australian Government has made commitments in its National Sustainable Development Goals Summits of 2016 and 2018 towards achieving key targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda across states, cities, and regional communities. The Government of India has also embraced the United Nations SDGs as a strategic framework for addressing the nation’s diverse socio-economic challenges. It has integrated the SDGs into its national development agenda and formulated a priority index of 62 key indicators to achieve India’s SDG targets by 2030 at both national and state levels.
About the Report
This report explores the intersection of SDGs with collaborative research activities between Australian and Indian higher education institutions. It examines how government commitments are reflected in these collaborations and considers the potential of SDGs to serve as a lens to guide deeper, more impactful research partnerships between the two countries.
The findings in this report reflect the commitments made by both Australia and India to the achievement of SDG targets, and the strong role of collaborative research in strengthening developmental outcomes in both countries. By analysing joint research publications from 2015 onwards, the report highlights key areas of collaboration, identifies emerging priorities, and uncovers gaps where alignment with SDG targets can be strengthened.
Offering strategic insights for scholars, policymakers, and industry leaders to advance partnerships in ways that benefit both nations and the global community, this report is a timely analysis of Australia-India research collaboration driving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.