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 
- 1st May 2019
- 18:00-19:45
Brand India: The Soft Power Evolution
As a recent conference by the India Foundation and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in Delhi showed, soft power is playing a greater role in India’s foreign policy....
- 1st Jul 2019
Policy Internship series in India
The Bridge India Policy Internship series will help British Indian diaspora and others engage with India in a unique manner, by facilitating and organising dynamic and exciting internship opportunities...
Latest Publications View All 
PRESS RELEASE: Bridge India diaspora survey of NRIs and OCIs finds significant support for BJP, better NRI voting rights
LONDON, 08 April 2019: Results from Bridge India’s first annual diaspora survey show that NRIs and OCIs in the UK would overwhelmingly vote for the BJP if they had the...
Religious groups are adopting renewable energy in India, but more can be done
Miami. New York. Tokyo. London. Shanghai. Hong Kong. These are some of the most at-risk cities in terms of total projected losses due to climate change in the coming decades....
How can we influence the next generation to have a connection with India when we don’t have one ourselves?
Each month at least four young British-Indians who want to serve in India reach out to me for advice on how they go about doing so. However, whilst young diaspora...
Briefing: Public health in Gujarat
India recently launched its new flagship health insurance scheme, dubbed “Modicare”, aiming to be the world’s biggest health insurance scheme, covering the bottom 40% of India’s 1.25 billion people. It...
Latest News View All 
In The Press: Diaspora survey finds NRIs ‘frustrated’ at restricted voting rights
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) across the UK and Europe are overwhelmingly in favour of being able to vote through their local consulates or embassies, according to a survey conducted ahead of the General elections in India....
Cauvery water dispute: Economic, Social or Political?
“Water is our common present and future, it is the invaluable heritage of our children” In 2006, reinforcing the urgent need of judicious water usage, President of Mexico, Vincent Fox...
Bridge India Annual Diaspora Survey
We are delighted to present our inaugural Bridge India Annual Diaspora survey. ***The survey is now closed. Email us at contact@bridgeindia.org.uk to find out about options to partner with the...
A Restrained Foreign Policy is Becoming More Popular in Washington
Donald Trump’s pull out of Syria, the Senate’s recent vote to end American support for the Saudi War in Yemen, and Tulsi Gabbard’s announcement that she may run for President...
Who are the “boat people”? Where did they come from?
With tears rolling down, a Rohingya Muslim woman in her tattered cotton sari explained her plight of living as a refugee in Delhi. The capital city of India, alone hosts...
Let’s change the way we think about the future of work in India
Almost 11 million Indians lost their jobs during 2018, a report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said recently. The future of work is discussed extensively in this...