3.2 Qualitative Document Analysis and Policy Deconstruction Protocol
To evaluate the structural mechanics of state-driven industrial policy, this study establishes a rigorous document deconstruction protocol focusing on India's electronics sector. The analytical architecture systematically examines how targeted subsidies influence upstream component ecosystems, domestic value capture, and technological upgrading. Methodologically, the framework integrates qualitative document analysis of official policy texts, scheme guidelines, and trade datasets to evaluate production trajectories against domestic value-addition criteria (Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains in India, 2026). The evaluative protocol deconstructs policy texts across three fundamental dimensions: incremental sales requirements over specified base years, capital expenditure thresholds across key sectors such as electronic components and pharmaceuticals, and compliance benchmarks regulating fiscal disbursement (An Overview on Production Linked Incentive Scheme, 2025). By triangulating these administrative parameters against empirical measures of global value chain participation, the research identifies whether production-linked incentives foster localized supplier networks or merely support assembly-intensive manufacturing. Furthermore, the protocol codes institutional provisions relating to inter-firm knowledge spillovers, micro, small, and medium enterprise integration, and component localization (Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains in India, 2026). This qualitative coding procedure categorizes structural barriers that restrict small suppliers from meeting scale-driven performance metrics, thereby establishing clear diagnostic criteria for assessing policy efficacy. Through systematic textual analysis and comparative framework mapping, the investigation demonstrates how output-oriented financial incentives interact with inter-firm governance dynamics, providing an empirical basis to assess long-term capability building and domestic value-added trade integration across high-technology manufacturing networks.