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New Delhi: A new research-focused and policy advocacy think tank, funded by the Adani Group, is all set to be launched very soon, according to people in the know...
The aim of the body, to be headquartered in New Delhi, is to research and advocate on behalf of not just India, but also the larger Global South...
The Chintan Research Foundation, as it is set to be named, will receive Rs 100 crore funding from the Adani Group, a senior official in the company told ThePrint, but added that this could be more in the future...
This comes soon after the Narendra Modi government strongly put forth its case to be the voice of the Global South during the G20 summit that took place in Delhi last year, with India as its president...
The Chintan Research Foundation will not only conduct research initially focused on the three pillars of climate change and energy transition, geopolitics and strategic affairs, and economy and trade but will also advocate on behalf of Indias interests on global platforms such as COP29, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization, the official explained...
