The 9th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference, jointly organised by India Foundation and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, was inaugurated on 18 September 2025 at the University campus. With the theme “Karma, Reincarnation, Transmigration, and the Avatar Doctrine”, the three-day conference brought together over 200 scholars, spiritual leaders, and policymakers from sixteen countries that includes Armenia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, France, Georgia, India, Japan, Mauritiu...| India Foundation
India Foundation, in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre, organised a book discussion on the book ‘Trial by Water: Indus Basin and India-Pakistan Relations’, by Shri Uttam Kumar Sinha, Author and Scholar, on Monday, September 22, 2025, at India Habitat Centre. Dr. DV Thareja, Former Indus Water Commissioner and Former Member (D&R), CWC; Dr. Tara Kartha, Director (R&A), CLAWS; and Amb. Sharath Sabharwal, Former High Commissioner of India to Pakistan, discussed the book with the aut...| India Foundation
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On September 16, 2025, India Foundation organised an interaction on the topic, “Global Governance Solutions to the Climate Crisis.” The speaker, Ms. Maja Groff, is an author, international lawyer, and Convenor of the Climate Governance Commission, which empowers organisations and leaders to focus their efforts on transitioning to a net-zero, climate-resilient economy. The interaction was attended by an eminent group of policy advocates and practitioners working on climate change. The inte...| India Foundation
India Foundation, in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre, organised a panel discussion on ‘Analysing the Trajectory of Indo-US Relations’ on 11 September 2025 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The session brought together distinguished experts like Prof C. Raja Mohan, Distinguished Fellow,| India Foundation
On September 8, 2025, India Foundation organised a closed-door briefing with the Hon’ble Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to India and the Kingdom of Bhutan, H.E. Mr. ONO Keiichi. The briefing was focussed on the outcomes and opportunities from the two-day visit of India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Japan from August 29-30, 2025, as well as his meeting with his Japanese counterpart, the then-Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The briefing was chaired by Captain ...| India Foundation
Dhruv C. Katoch: We are living in highly volatile times. South Asia is not immune to the effects of global power politics, and for various reasons, the region is troubled by internal discord—political, economic, and security-related. In this podcast, we will discuss some issues concerning India’s neighbours. We are honoured to have Ambassador Shyam Saran to explore these topics. The Ambassador is one of the most respected voices on global and regional affairs. He has served as India’s F...| India Foundation
China’s one-party state is often seen as having an easier governance task compared to democracies, where daily struggles between ruling and opposition parties can cause delays in policy making and implementation. However, the Chinese leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also faces a complex environment, trying to manage internal socio-economic and political issues alongside an increasingly assertive foreign policy. At home, China continues to deal with an economic slowdown, high ...| India Foundation
On 14 August 2025, Pakistan celebrated its 79th Independence Day.[1] The occasion was marked by a 31-gun salute in the Islamabad Capital Territory and 21-gun salutes in provincial capitals, presided over by the Prime Minister and the respective Chief Ministers of the provinces. The Independence Day celebrations took place against a backdrop of relative peace and strict security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Nevertheless, it saw muted protests in Quetta and Kalat by Baloch nationalist...| India Foundation
“Independence isn’t just about international recognition, it’s about internal coherence and the will to remain distinct.” The View from the Roof of the World When I look at the map of South Asia, my eyes don’t just see the Himalayas. I feel them. I smell the cold, crisp air that bites the lungs at first and then fills you with a strange calm. I hear the crunch of my boots on fresh snow, the faint clang of a prayer bell somewhere up the slope, and the laughter of children chasing a w...| India Foundation
In the post-COVID era, three conflicts have set in motion the process of shifting alliances: The Russia-Ukraine War, the Israel-Iran War, and the brief four-day India-Pakistan War. The Russia-Ukraine war, which is still ongoing, started on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invas| India Foundation
India Foundation, in collaboration with India Habitat Centre, organised a panel discussion on 'Iran-Israel Conflict and Its Geopolitical Implications’ at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 17 July 2025. The panelists for the discussion were Prof. Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Former Diplomat| India Foundation
The brutal massacre of innocent tourists in Pahalgam on 22 April by five heavily armed terrorists of The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), marked a watershed moment in India's war against terrorism. The attack, timed to coincide wit| India Foundation
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India Foundation organised a discussion on ‘AI in the light of Dharmic Science and Wisdom’ on 15 November, 2024 in New Delhi with Padma Bhushan Dr David Frawley, Vedacharya and Founder, American Institute of Vedic Studies as the speaker and Prof (Dr) K Gopinath, Professor, Newton School of Technolog| India Foundation
