India

With a population of 1.4 billion, a dynamic economy, and growing political weight in the global order, India has become an important partner for Germany in the EU. GIGA researchers analyse India’s foreign policy, digital policy, the role played by its media, and the country’s role in forums for global governance, including the climate regime and BRICS. 


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    Research Project | 01/02/2023 - 31/01/2025

    Mapping and Strengthening Civil Society Response to Disinformation

    Governments in autocratic and autocratizing contexts may use anti-fake news laws to discredit critical civil society actors as agents of “disinformation” and punish them. Through comparative and cross-learning insights derived from field studies, we seek to map civil society responses against the autocratic use of disinformation laws and strengthen policies for right to information and freedom of speech and expression.
    NED, 2023-2025

    Research Project | 01/07/2022 - 31/03/2023

    Platforms and Online Workers in India and Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Decent Work

    Technological advances and digitalisation are rapidly transforming the world of work, and the emergence of online labour platforms is one manifestation of this. The resulting labour market outcomes and dynamics are not well understood, particularly in the Global South. This project consists of a series of four studies that contribute to understanding the characteristics and dynamics of online work in India and selected African countries.
    GIZ, 2022-2023

    Research Project | 01/09/2021 - 29/02/2024

    Performance Monitoring Asia-Pacific Research Area (APRA), Phase II

    The Asia-Pacific research area (APRA) comprises about half of the world's population and some of its most dynamic economies. The importance of the region as producer of knowledge is reflected in its growing number of international publications and patents, as well as development of new (digital) business models. By analysing the performance of science, technology, and innovation in the APRA, the project aims at supplying an empirical-evidence base for the strategic further development of cooperation with countries in Asia-Pacific.
    BMBF, 2021-2024


    Global Studies Quarterly | 04/2025

    Rethinking Thinkers in International Relations: The Case for Global Thinkers of the International

    In this article, we advocate for mainstream International Relations (IR) to acknowledge the agency of ‘global thinkers’ who have been overlooked or insufficiently engaged with in the discipline. This article serves as an introductory intervention, setting the stage for further exploration of global thinkers within IR’s disciplinary core.

    Policy Brief | 03/2025

    India-Nordic Budding Dynamics: Sweden, a Vital Gateway?

    Amid a fractured global political landscape, India and the Nordics must reverse years of strategic neglect of each other’s potential, and chart a new course of constructive, effective, pragmatic, and values-based cooperation.

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies | 18/07/2025

    Navigating BRICS: India’s Strategic Outlook and the Global South Agenda

    Organiser: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen (Panelist)

    The objective of the webinar is to explore India’s perspective on BRICS—its strategic interests, opportunities, and leadership—while examining the grouping’s evolving dynamics, intra-BRICS relationships, and broader economic and political implications.

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies | 20/11/2024

    4th Indo-German Track 1.5 Strategic Dialogue

    Organiser: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Organiser, Panelist, Chair)

    At the 4th Indo-German Track 1.5 Strategic Dialogue, Patrick Köllner offered a German perspective on cooperation with India in the Indo-Pacific. The strategic dialogues are co-organised by the GIGA and the SWP on the German side and the ICWS and the RIS on the Indian side.

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