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The King’s India Institute (KII) opened its doors in September 2011. The Institute is a focal point in the British capital for research and teaching on contemporary India. KII’s director is Professor Sunil Khilnani and its core faculty work on India from a number of disciplinary perspectives. In addition, KII acts as a hub for a substantial number of academic staff, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students who work on India and the wider South Asian region based in departments across King’s.
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'.
Global Institutes photo prize winner announced 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.
Patronage guaranteed? Public Policy Reform, Political Parties and Partisanship in Rural India
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!
Brand India: The Soft Power Evolution 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: Three-Second Divorce with Shazia Javed 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
Contemporary India | King’s College London Study MA Contemporary India in the India Institute at King's College London.
Dr. Chris Ogden (University of St. Andrews) will discuss the meaning of great power in India and China on 25/10
King's College London - China & India and the Meaning of Great Power China and India's contemporary rise to prominence will significantly impact upon geopolitics over the coming decades.
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