India’s economic and strategic transformation is reshaping global markets, industries and international relations. Understanding this change requires more than tracking developments. It requires examining the institutions, interests and forces shaping them.
Based in Sydney, we combine rigorous research, industry insights and policy expertise to understand how governments, institutions and businesses shape economic and strategic outcomes.
IndiaForth is an independent research and strategic intelligence initiative connecting India’s political economy with global opportunities and challenges.
Based in Sydney, we combine rigorous research, industry insights and policy expertise to understand how governments, institutions and businesses shape economic and strategic outcomes.
Each domain is tracked continuously — policy, capital flows, personalities and technology — and fused into a single strategic picture.
Navigating multi-alignment, Quad dynamics, I2U2 and sovereign strategic autonomy as India reshapes the regional order.
Semiconductor fabrication, AI sovereignty, quantum partnerships and rare-earth supply chains.
Defence co-production, maritime security in the Indian Ocean and military technology modernisation.
Supply-chain decoupling, trade corridors, bilateral FTAs and currency internationalisation.
Production-Linked Incentive schemes, state-level regulatory navigation and infrastructure buildout.
Our research connects economic growth with national security, industrial policy with technological change, and domestic developments with global markets.
We go beyond describing trends to explain their causes, assess their implications and identify practical pathways forward.
How India's economy shapes global markets.
Geopolitics, defence and strategic interests.
Industries, supply chains and trade.
Technology, digital and the future of work.
Sydney-based political economist, author and researcher specialising in industrial strategy, economic security, state capacity and technological change.
Expertise across Asian affairs, China, international relations, European affairs and India’s external relationships.
Contributes expertise across Asian affairs, international relations and India’s external relationships.
Contributes expertise across Asian affairs, international relations and India’s external relationships.
Our work has reached international organisations, supported businesses and contributed to policy debates worldwide.
Through international publications, research collaborations and strategic engagement, we connect academic knowledge, industry experience and policymaking.
Our purpose is not simply to inform conversations, but to strengthen the decisions that follow.
We also invest in youth engagement and leadership development, creating opportunities for emerging leaders to work alongside researchers and industry experts, address real-world challenges and contribute evidence-based solutions to national teid international policy debates.