What we do
Providing a space from broad and open minded debate, with the focus on connecting India watchers and diaspora to India
A platform for discourse on public policy for the betterment of India
Facilitating member debate, conducting research and seminars, with diverse engagement at the heart of everything we do
Recent highlights
Upcoming Events View All 
- 14th Oct 2020
- 11:00-22:00
Ideas For India conference (14-16 October, London)
Bridge India, a public policy focused think tank, is proud to announce its inaugural ‘Ideas For India’ conference from 14-16 October, 2020 in London. This event will bring together business,...
- 10th Sep 2021
- 09:00-18:00
Uganda-UK Trade and Investment Convention
Bridge India is delighted to be a supporter of the Uganda-UK Trade and Investment Convention (UCUK), which is one of the most important Ugandan investment events held annually in the...
Latest Publications View All 
The Future of Clean Transportation: Sodium-ion Batteries
The lithium-ion battery is the highest energy density battery technology currently in existence commercially. It is no surprise that for electric vehicle (eV) applications, it is the go-to battery around...
Are electric vehicles about to take off in India?
In partnership with: India turns to electric vehicles despite lacking both technology and minerals to produce them, risking the spectre of Chinese domination in the process. In April, Reuters reported that automakers...
UK can help PM Modi deliver in India
The recent election in India was seen as a referendum on the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and his party, the BJP. Although he had struggled to deliver on promises...
Bridge India’s submission to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Bridge India is pleased to share with you our recently published submission to the Foreign Affairs Committee’s “Global Britain and India” inquiry. The Parliamentary Committee set up the inquiry to take stock...
The state of British-Indian philanthropy
If you are clued up on philanthropic giving, it’s safe to say you will have heard of IT billionaire Azim Premji. The tech mogul recently confirmed his place as one...
Elections Through the Looking-Glass
After a few years basking in the limelight for their ostensible investor-friendly dispensation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem to be losing their glitz and...
Latest News View All 
Combating fake news in a ‘sharing’ nation, with Logically
Summary of our first webinar with Logically. 2020 has been a tumultuous year. Global events aside, India has witnessed the intersection of record-high COVID-19 cases, incessant conspiracies surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput’s death,...
Mentoring Scheme Launch
The pandemic has brought about unique challenges for the global education sector. For international students rejoining British universities this upcoming academic year, the lack of face-to-face instruction from teachers, educators...
China, CPEC and COVID-19
Over a span of twenty years, China has had multiple ways of managing and monitoring its relationships with its neighbors, especially in South-East Asia. It has aimed at developing geo-strategic...
Indian Higher Education and the future of Remote Learning
Indian education is one that encompasses a wide variety of individuals, across states and socio-economic barriers. This is true particularly in public universities, which aim to be inclusive and diverse....
Food Security in India during COVID-19
The most populous democracy has long been aware of the importance of providing food security for its citizens. India’s Public Distribution System (PDS), introduced during the Bengal famine in 1943,...
India–UK counter terrorism cooperation: convergences and challenges
Cooperation on counter-terrorism is an important, but little-known, aspect of the India-UK security relationship. This was formally institutionalised in 2002 with the establishment of their foreign ministry-led Joint Working Group (JWG) on Terrorism....
