nasalspirant

Part of the answer is that research funding in India is predominantly from the public sector, and investments in pure science research have been low for a long time (not that applied sciences are doing much better). Thus many researchers lack the resources for experimental science whereas theoretical study is more accessible.

Also, gravitational* waves. Gravity waves are something else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_wave

Not exactly https://sive.rs/com