Indian think tanks: a historical background
The rise of think tanks in India began in the 1930s. This section has been divided into different time periods in an effort to understand the history of the think tank sector and the...
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Indian think tanks: a view on their journey
The Indian think tank ecosystem is nearly a century old. Its growth and evolution as a sector designed to help government address public policy is representative of India’s emergence as one...
Do India’s foreign policy think tanks need to wield more power?
The Genesis The idea germinated long back, with the 1960s being a defining period in India’s foreign policy and international relations. Several think tanks -working in...
Salai Ngun Lian Sang, Executive Director at the Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies
Salai Ngun Lian Sang is the Executive Director of the Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies (CDES). CDES is an independent think tank and study centre founded in 2012...
Dr. Shamika Ravi, Director of Research at Brookings India
Dr. Shamika Ravi is the director of research at Brookings India and a senior fellow of governance studies program, at Brookings India and Brookings Institution Washington...
Dushni Weerakoon, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies
Dushni Weerakoon is the executive director of the Institute of Policy Studies in Sri Lanka. Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, editor at large for South Asia at On Think Tanks,...
Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive of the Centre for Policy Research
Yamini Aiyar is the president and chief executive of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) in India. Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, editor at large for South Asia at On Think...
Dr. Khalida Ghaus, managing director of the Social Policy and Development Centre
Dr. Khalida Ghaus is the managing director of the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC). Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, On Think Tanks’ editor at large for South Asia...
Reflections from 7th South Asian Regional Meeting of the Think Tank Initiative
In More women in government, more women in think tanks, Ruth Levine writes: Once think tank boards and directors understand the value of recruiting women as scholars and...
Think tanks in South Asia: an overview
Asia claims to have seen the biggest growth in think tanks over the past two decades. Aside from standalone organisations, many research focused centres are based within universities or...
Dr. Nischalnath Pandey, director of the Centre for South Asian Studies
The Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) is an independent, non-political, secular, think tank based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Dr. Nishchalnath Pandey, director at CSAS was...
Nitin Pai, co-founder of the Takshashila Institution
The Takshashila Institution, an Indian think tank based in Bengaluru, is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organisation. Nitin Pai, co-founder of Takshashila,...