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An interdisciplinary center home to research and collaboration aimed at facilitating dialogue and informing policy

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Meet our global society of scholars dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through education and research

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Our scholars conduct rigorous analysis of policy and societal choices facing India and the U.S.-India relationship

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The center is pleased to announce the formation of an advisory board that will play a vital role in advancing its mission.

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Professors Michael Davidson, Teevrat Garg, and colleagues examine the India-China clean energy trade relationship and its implications.

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In this episode of “India Insights,” Paul Niehaus discusses his research related to the role technology plays in social program delivery in India.

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Center Receives Significant Philanthropic Gift

The Motwani Jadeja Foundation is supporting a new international research fellowship program, executive education and a hub for broad education related to India at UC San Diego.

Driven to Solve

Professor Achyuta Adhvaryu, Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the inaugural director of the 21st Century India Center shares his journey in building out the 21st Century India Center.

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