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LoA Signing Ceremony - DAKSHIN and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Tuesday, 03 November, 2026
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Connectivity through Maritime Corridors: Resilience amidst Global Uncertainties
Monday, 02 November, 2026
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South-South Cooperation for Agricultural Innovation: From Knowledge Exchange to Scalable Solutions
Tuesday, 13 October, 2026
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Roundtable Discussion on 18th BRICS Summit Outcomes Multilateralism, Resilience and Global South
Thursday, 08 October, 2026
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7th EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation
Monday, 05 October, 2026 - Tuesday, 06 October, 2026
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Connecting Nature and Climate: Dialogue on CBD COP17 and UNFCCC COP31
Wednesday, 30 September, 2026
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Centres

ASEAN-India Centre (AIC)
DAKSHIN: Global South Centre of Excellence
Center for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC)

AIC

Considering the work of the ASEAN-India Eminent Persons Group (AIEPG), and its Report with recommendations for forging a closer partnership for peace, progress and shared prosperity, the Heads of the State/Government of ASEAN and India at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit 2012, held at New Delhi on 19-20 December 2012, recommended the establishment of ASEAN India Centre (AIC) using existing resources at New Delhi. AIC was formally inaugurated by the Hon’ble External Affairs Minister of the Government of India at RIS on 21 June 2013.

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DAKSHIN

DAKSHIN - Global South Centre of Excellence emanates from an announcement made by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, during the 1st Voice of Global South Summit in January 2023.

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Center for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC)

As a key step towards realizing the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 (MAKV - 2047), a Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the Indian Ports Association (IPA) and the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in the presence of the Hon'ble Minister of Ports Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal. The agreement marked the launch of the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC) at RIS - a think tank to give shape to India's maritime ambitions and various associated dimensions.

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Special Initiatives

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum
Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM)
Forum for India Development Cooperation (FIDC)
Forum for Indian Science Diplomacy (FISD)
Delhi Process

Science, Technology And Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum

The STIP Forum has been founded with objectives, inter alia, of promoting informed debate on various aspects of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. Keeping this in mind a Lecture Series (Since September 2017) aimed at the broader public is being organized. The STIP Forum will also bridge the gap between the science and society through dissemination of information on developments in S&T as well as through kindling debate of societal aspirations and expectations from S&T and Innovation. Under the Monthly Lecture Series, a partner institution will take the lead to organize a lecture by a distinguished expert.

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FITM

The Ministry of AYUSH has established the Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM) in RIS as a common platform for all actors and stakeholders to come together to contribute to pragmatic policy making in the area and to develop a proactive strategy to be espoused by India at the international level.

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FIDC

The FIDC aims to encourage detailed analysis of broad trends in South-South cooperation and contextualise Indian policies by facilitating discussions across various subject streams and stakeholders based on theoretical and empirical analysis, field work, perception surveys and capacity building needs.

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Forum For Indian Science Diplomacy (FISD)

FISD has been established by Science Diplomacy Program and is hosted at RIS. FISD is an initiative to link stakeholders in Indian Science Diplomacy and create opportunities for greater engagement with Science Diplomacy. FISD organizes webinars, seminars, publishes inter alia, reports. The webpage has details about various activities undertaken by FISD.

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Delhi Process

RIS initiated the Delhi Process conferences to bring together the academic community, policymakers, practitioners, civil society and other stakeholders including various international development cooperation agencies. Through the years Delhi Process has been instrumental in providing the theoretical and empirical grounding to assert the ‘uniqueness’ of SSC

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Global/Regional Networks

South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEP)
BIMSTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks (BNPTT)
ASEAN India Network of Think Tanks
Think 20 (T20)
BRICS Civil Forum 2021
BRICS Think Tank Network for Finance (BTTNF)
NeST Network of Southern Think Tanks
IBSA Academic Forum

South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEP)

The South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) is a network organisation engaged in addressing regional issues of common concern in South Asia. SACEPS has already established an institutional base, which is used to reach out to and network with some of the well established national institutions within the region, for promoting cooperation for peace and development amongst the countries and people of South Asia

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BIMSTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks (BNPTT)

RIS has been working on BIMSTEC cooperation since its inception. RIS is also a founder member of the BIMSTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks (BNPTT). RIS regularly brings out reports, discussion papers and policy briefs on various areas of cooperation within BIMSTEC, and organises seminars and conferences from time to time in collaboration with other think tanks from the member states.

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AIC

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T20

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BRICS

To enhance cooperation and dialogue on issues of global and regional security, developments in the global political space as well as the reform of the multilateral system to make it relevent for the 21st century. Cooperation on Countering Terrorism and its financing remains an important element under this pillar

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BTTNF

The BRICS Think Tank Network for Finance (BTTNF) is newly established People-to-People (P2P) which started functioning actively since 2024. As a dedicated mechanism, the BTTNF has been envisaged to serve as a platform to promote joint research, foster debate on different facets of the financial cooperation and facilitate partnerships among the member institutions from the BRICS countries.

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NeST

Knowledge generated endogenously among the Southern partners can help in consolidation of stronger common issues at different global policy fora. Consequent to the consensus reached on many of these issues at the High-Level Conference of Southern Providers in Delhi (March 2013) and establishment of the subsequent Core Group on the SSC within the UNDCF (June 2013), the Network of Southern Think-Tanks (NeST) was formally launched at the Conference on the South-South Cooperation, held at New Delhi during 10-11...

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IBSA

The Programme aims to promote academic exchange of young scholars in the field of economics and social sciences to strengthen research collaboration among India, Brazil and South Africa in the spirit of South-South Cooperation.

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Brainstorming Session-Tokenisation of Maritime Assets: A Cas...

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DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN GLOBAL SOUTH HEALTH SECURITY...

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Exploring Areas of Cooperation in Digital and Preventive Hea...

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Taiwan–India Economic Partnership Workshop Building Resilien...

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South-South Cooperation:Exploring Possibilities DAKSHIN’s Co...

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India-Japan Cooperation amidst Global Uncertainties and Re...

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BRICS Think Tank Network for Finance Inception Conference...

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Workshop on Effective Delivery of Health Services through Di...

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Journal of Asian Economic Integration

Traditional Medicine Review

Asian Biotechnology Development Review

South Asia Economic Journal

Science Diplomacy Review

Development Cooperation Review

Climate, Energy and Sustainability in ASEAN–India Relations:…

RIS

Nov, 2026

ASEAN–India Maritime Cooperation: From Infrastructure Expansion…

RIS

Nov, 2026

India–ASEAN Maritime Partnership: From Cooperation to (Prepared…

RIS

Nov, 2026

Building Bridges between ASEAN and India: Connectivity…

RIS

Nov, 2026

Strengthening ASEAN–India Production and Services Networks:…

RIS

Nov, 2026

Empowering Smallholders, Women and Youth for Inclusive Agri…

Prepared by: Pratap Singh Birthal, Paavni Mathur, Lakshmi Swathi Ganti and Tanya Singh

Nov, 2026

Leveraging India's Experience for Sustainable…

Prepared by: Pratap Singh Birthal and Pritha Banerjee

Oct, 2026

Time for Financial Cooperation in BIMSTEC: Scope and Future…

Prepared by: Priyadarshi Dash, Mr Avinash and Ms. Shri Nidhi Pareek

Oct, 2026

India–Africa Agricultural Trade and Technology Cooperation…

Prepared by: Deepak Pareek and Pratap Singh Birthal

Aug, 2026

India–Japan Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation…

Prepared by: Sanjeev Kumar Varshney, Amit Kumar, Sneha Sinha, Alaknanda Mishra

Aug, 2026

New Asia Monitor

Ayush Vaibhav Newsletter

CMEC Newsletter

Blue Economy Insight

FISD News Alert

DAKSHIN Newsletter

Young Scholars’ Forum

Volume: 22 , No. 1
Jun, 2026
Volume: 21, No. 4
Jan, 2026
Volume: Vol. 21 | No. 3 | October 2025
Oct, 2025
Volume: Vol. 21 | No. 2 | July 2025
Jul, 2025

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