King's India Institute

17/11/2020

We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Global Institute's Photo Prize:

Take a look at the 3 prize-winning entries reflecting the state of global affairs in 2020, submitted under the theme 'Local but Global'.

View the three prize-winning entries from this year's Global Institutes photo competition.

10/05/2019

Upcoming seminar: Monday, 13 May at 5:30pm

How does public policy reform change the incentives that political entrepreneurs have to distort public policies for their own benefit? This paper considers the introduction in India of rights-based policies, such as the Right to Work, as a new way to create a safety net in rural India and empower beneficiaries through local democratic institutions. India is typically described as a ‘patronage democracy,’ where political parties trade the distribution of benefits for political support typically ahead of elections. Welfare benefits represent an especially attractive target for parties where the majority of citizens are poor and dependent on state aid in some form.

07/05/2019

Have a look at the new issue of Seminar Magazine:

http://www.india-seminar.com/

It was co-edited by our own Louise Tillin!

'The Union and the States' includes many fascinating essays on current Indian Federalism 🇮🇳

26/04/2019

Come along to this fascinating event on May 1 hosted by the King's Business School and Bridge India:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brand-india-the-soft-power-evolution-tickets-57303054980

Should start some great conversations about soft power and the future of India!

As a recent conference by the India Foundation and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in Delhi showed, soft power is playing a greater role in India’s foreign policy. PM Narendra Modi’s Wembley show in November 2015 showed just how strong a brand India could become. Daily Telegraph...

12/03/2019

Check out this incredible upcoming event on March 18, a film screening of Three-Second Divorce:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/event-story?id=d3d65ee4-dc2f-4654-886e-581aedddbbdc

The screening will be held in the Small Committee Room on the Strand Campus, and will be followed by some light refreshments.

Shazia Javed (film producer) and Dr Kriti Kapila will discuss the film. The conversation should be fascinating!

Film screening of Three-Second Divorce with Shazia Javed, the film producer, on March 18th, from 1630- 18:00

01/02/2019

We're re-launching our MA in Contemporary India. The top applicant will be offered a £9000 Master's Award. Apply by 29 March

Study MA Contemporary India in the India Institute at King's College London.

08/09/2017

Dr. Chris Ogden (University of St. Andrews) will discuss the meaning of great power in India and China on 25/10

China and India's contemporary rise to prominence will significantly impact upon geopolitics over the coming decades.

07/09/2017

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