India’s greatest strength cannot lie in just its size and scale, but its clarity and conviction, which can only come from open, candid dialogues. In this democratic spirit, through a series of sessions on geopolitics, economy, sustainability, technology, and social transformation, the forum seeks to:

Examine whether India’s current policy frameworks and think tank ecosystem are fit for the complexity of the decade ahead.

Encourage cross-pollination of ideas across think tanks to strengthen analytical independence and rigour;

Identify how India’s domestic preparedness - economic, institutional, and societal- intersects with the evolving global landscape;

Build a collaborative roadmap for think tanks as enablers of strategic foresight and policy innovation.

Welcome Remarks

Harsh V. Pant, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi

D. Venkat Rao, Professor & Dean, Nalanda University, Bihar