A whole generation is walking into policy. We built the room where it gathers.
Public Policy India is India's first and largest pan-India community of public policy and social impact professionals, students and institutions. STRIDE, the think tank that grew out of it, carries the community's perspective into research, capacity building and counsel for the institutions that shape public life.
- Community members150,000+
- City chapters in 25+ cities40+
- Institutional partners80+
- University partners40+
The largest young workforce in history. The smallest pipeline into governing it.
India has the largest young population in the world, and it needs far more people who understand how the state works. A few dozen dedicated policy programmes turn out a few thousand graduates a year. Government, industry, philanthropy and civil society all need many more.
Think tanks do research. Universities award degrees. Consultancies serve paying clients. Almost no one is focused on growing the number of people who can do this work, in plain language, for free, in the cities and towns where they already live.
PPI builds that bridge. STRIDE puts it to work.
One community. Three lines of work.
Community Engagement
Creating spaces where policy conversations happen: city chapters, monthly Policy Circles, The Policy Post and Polis. Open to all, always.
Inside the community STRIDECapacity Building and Programmes
Free career tools for anyone starting out. Teaching and programmes with government, partners and 40+ universities.
Tools and teaching STRIDEConsulting and Research
Research, positioning and programmes for institutions, built on what the community tells us.
Work with STRIDEA report, a forum and a think tank walk into a room.
On 14 August 2026, the eve of India's 80th Independence Day and PPI's sixth anniversary, leaders from across public policy and social impact met at the India International Centre, New Delhi, for the first National Policy Forum. The evening launched The State of Policy in India, STRIDE's annual flagship report, and formally launched STRIDE. Read the coverage in The Tribune
The State of Policy in India
Who is entering India's policy space, what they want, and where access breaks down, from a community-wide survey and polls across the city chapters.
About the report Annual conveningThe National Policy Forum
A chaired consultation, not a conference: government, academia, think tanks, philanthropy, industry and civil society in one room.
About the ForumEvery domain that touches policy in India
80+ institutional partners, from universities and policy schools to think tanks, foundations, social impact organisations, companies, embassies and government bodies.
Partners include O.P. Jindal Global University, Indian School of Public Policy, IIM Sirmaur, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Jamia Millia Islamia, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), Indian School of Business (ISB), Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), Kautilya School of Public Policy, Chanakya University, Ashoka University, Christ (Deemed to be University), University of Delhi, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Beyond the Classroom, Public Policy Puzzle, Rishihood University, Hertie School, Catalyst Management Services (CMS), India House, Cohesion Foundation Trust, Project DEEP, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Crashfree India, MIT World Peace University, Anant National University, The Education Alliance, ChangeEngine, Association for Public Policy Education (APPE), Citizens' Foundation for Policy Solutions (CFPS), Brhat, FleishmanHillard, Minerva Impact, Data & Co, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science (KCLAS), Swasti, Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC), CommonHealth, Koan Advisory Group, U.S. Mission India, Russian House, Vivekananda International Foundation, Takshashila Institution, CoinDCX, Chorcha, MASH, Climate Asia, Government of Haryana, Swatantrata Center for Human Flourishing Foundation, Quest Alliance, Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), RV University, Citizens for Public Leadership, Sahaj, among others.
Let's continue the conversation
Every partnership begins with understanding what matters to the people and institutions behind it. If there is an idea you would like to explore, a challenge you are working through, or an opportunity to build together, we would like to hear from you.
