What we do
Providing a space for broad and open-minded debate, with the focus on connecting India-watchers and diaspora to India.
A platform for discourse on public policy in a manner that sets agendas and provides room to explore ideas, with diverse engagement at the heart of everything we do.
Facilitating high-level conversations and international delegations, including with policymakers, changemakers and leading thinkers.
Recent highlights
Upcoming Events
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- February 4, 2022
- 18:30-20:30
Member-only events
Most of our events are reserved for Members, and include monthly networking drinks, closed-door dinners and online sessions with senior public policy stakeholders. Each session is hosted by one of...
- February 17, 2022
- 18:30-21:00
The Bridge India Dinner Series
Until recently, foreign policy, business and social issues occupied distinct spaces. They are now replaced by the convergence of dialogue, engagement and collaboration between government, business and civil society. Where...
- September 23, 2022
- 18:30-00:00
Asian Achievers Awards 2022
“The People’s Choice Awards – Celebrating Asian Excellence” Bridge India is proud to be a Community Partner for the prestigious Asian Achievers Awards 2022. Faced with unprecedented adversity during the...
Latest Publications
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UK-India Energy Collaborations report
Bridge India is proud to introduce this review of UK-India energy opportunities. Its launch is timely, as the UK will be hosting the COP-26 meeting in Glasgow in November 2021....
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...
Latest News
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Oxfam India: 1% Surcharge on richest 10% to reduce inequality
The gap between the top 10% asset holders and the bottom 10% is 500 times in rural India but is shockingly 50,000 times in urban areas, Oxfam, the British founded...
A different future of Higher Education: Making a new university
Unlike the Hollywood aliens, the future of Higher Education can not be expected to land in the United States alone. The American universities, of course, lead the world in academic...
Global Investors Are Looking At Hydrogen More Seriously
If you were a shareholder in a British hydrogen fuel cell company a year ago, chances are that today you would be very happy. AFC Energy and Ceres Power, which...
Bridge India launches UK-wide Policy Research student competition with LSE
Submit your essay here LONDON, 26 OCTOBER: Bridge India is delighted to launch a UK-wide Policy Research student competition, in conjunction with the enterprising Developing Markets Society at the LSE...
It’s tough being a female entrepreneur in India
Ladies and gentlemen, meet a female entrepreneur! If ten years ago someone had told me that I would be introduced like this, I would have been nicely surprised and had...
The rise of India as a global soft power
India is an enlightened nation with a vibrant soft power inheritance. The country is vividly conscious of the weight of its cultural engagement and requires putting in little more effort...
