ABOUT US

 Indian Forum for Public Diplomacy (IFPD) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, youth-driven think-and-do-tank that advocates civilian-led strategic culture in India, with the aim of aiding foreign policy thinking through young academia. We are a youth advocacy forum focused on creating a world that recognizes the nuances of strategic and diplomatic challenges through the influential impact of public diplomacy and people-to-people relations. By putting foreign policy in the landscape of people, the forum engages to bring forth initiatives to drive foreign policy and reform through national and international citizens, encourage civilian-led strategic studies, and enhance people to people relations through research, opinion, dialogue, discourse, and debate to catalyse a new consensus to the world and enhance India’s Public Diplomacy.

WHO WE ARE

We are a youth advocacy forum primarily focused on creating a world that recognizes the nuances of strategic and diplomatic challenges through the influential impact of public diplomacy and people-to-people relations.

IFPD is a group of young under 30-year students in International Relations, Strategy and Security, Legal Studies and Public Policy from India, currently residing at different parts of the world. Our team is a  dedicated and cohesive community of individuals, currently working or studying at different roles in different organizations, institutions and firms across the globe and are committed to public duty and the idea of civilian-led strategic culture. 

IFPD is an eco-system that believes in building communities and driving conversations. Each individual in our team not only contribute their knowledge, skill and expertise to our initiatives but also bring their vast network of experts and resources to support our cause. Each individual has a unique profile, work ethic, values and vision that make them some of the finest students excelling in the field. 

WHAT DO WE WORK FOR?

  • We strive to promote societal cognizance of evolving strategic and security issues to build national and international resilience.
  • We strive to bring the pulse of Indian citizenry to shape foreign policy process and drive reform.
  • We encourage youth participation in strategic discourse and decision making.
  • We facilitate the integration of Indian youth with the strategic community through various research initiatives and dialogues, fostering empowerment among both Indian and global youth while cultivating a dynamic and engaged youth ecosystem.
  • We strive for a cohesive global citizenry who are attuned to global strategic challenges by encouraging people-to-people relations, cross-cultural dialogues, and community bridge-building.
  • We initiate educational and research opportunities for Indian youth and beyond to promote skill-development in the field of strategic studies, enhance career development and opportunities, and nurture responsible citizenship.
 

Public Diplomacy and India

Advancing ‘Civilian led Strategic Culture’ is pivotal in paving India’s pathway towards becoming a leading power. As India rises as an emerging leader, it has to visualise its interests and communicate them effectively. The Indian pursuit of demonstrating itself as a responsible actor in the international order is not just limited to how the government conducts its foreign policy. An effective communication would involve the social, intellectual, academic knowledge, expertise and opinion of the Indian citizens. Public Diplomacy not only delineates the background of policy decisions and advances its policy objectives, but also puts the pursuit of conducting foreign policy in the landscape of people. Our forum of young academia tries to pool expertise, opinion, knowledge and experience of diverse citizens of India and abroad, especially from the young citizens of India to catalyse a new consensus to the world for global cooperation, in the Indian way!

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