REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Regional Desks
Regional research and dialogue that bring together local expertise, partner institutions, and India’s interests, covering the regions where the Global South’s priorities are most concentrated.
Our geographic focus
Africa
Development partnerships, trade, maritime cooperation, critical resources, regional institutions and people-to-people links.
Latin America & the Caribbean
South–South cooperation, food and energy security, trade diversification, climate policy and multilateral engagement.
South Asia
Regional connectivity, shared resources, political change, economic interdependence and cross-border cooperation.
Southeast Asia
Regional architecture, maritime affairs, economic integration, supply chains and India–ASEAN engagement.
Central Asia
Connectivity, energy, trade routes, regional security and links between South Asia and Eurasia.
West Asia
Strategic affairs, energy, diaspora connections, trade corridors and the region’s role in wider Asian and global dynamics.
Pacific Islands
Climate resilience, ocean governance, sustainable development and diplomatic cooperation across the Pacific.
These are proposed research lenses rather than a claim that every desk is currently staffed or running a separate programme. Specific desk activities will be announced when confirmed.