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Consulting and Research

Consulting grounded in community

As PPI grew, institutions began asking how they could go deeper. STRIDE, a new-age think tank shaping India's youth policy aspirations, works with foundations, governments, IGOs, think tanks and corporates, from focused research commissions to multi-year retainers. We serve partners who serve India, to deepen institutional engagement.

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What STRIDE supports partners with

Eight service lines, one capability

01
Policy Communications
Narrative, framing and content strategy for organisations running policy-adjacent campaigns or programmes.
02
Stakeholder Mapping
Identification of critical actors and engagement strategies across government, civil society and the private sector.
03
Outreach Strategy and Youth Engagement
Campaign design that draws on PPI's network to reach young Indians where they already are.
04
Institutional Research
Policy briefs, budget analysis, risk assessment and sector synthesis for foundations, think tanks and government bodies.
05
Organisational Positioning
Narrative development, brand architecture and outcomes documentation for organisations at important moments.
06
Programme and Capacity Design
Bespoke training, curriculum design and convening design, delivered in person and virtually, in India and internationally.
07
Convening
High-trust forums built around a partner's focus area, in any city and any format, drawing the right people from across the ecosystem to reach real outcomes.
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Monitoring and Evaluation
Frameworks and reviews that track whether programmes are working, what is changing and what to do next, grounded in evidence.
Why this works

Community and consulting, working as one

Every piece of consulting STRIDE delivers is grounded in the same community that makes PPI credible. When a foundation needs to reach young Indians, when a government body needs a brief that lands, or when a university needs an outreach partner, STRIDE brings both the analytical capability and the trusted access in one relationship.

From scoped project to embedded partner

Most relationships begin with a single service line and grow from there. Engagements range from time-bound research commissions to long-term retainers that embed PPI and STRIDE in a partner's strategy.

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The team on the ground at a partner’s 25-year milestone event
On the ground for a partner's 25-year milestone.
Selected work

Some of the work we are most proud of

Each engagement is different, and each is rooted in the same expertise and community access.

Knowledge and engagement partner
Swasti
100 Million Healthy Days
Swasti, a large health and development organisation working towards its goal of adding 100 million healthy days for vulnerable communities, wanted sharper policy positioning and engagement. STRIDE supported policy framing, stakeholder engagement and communications.
Policy communications
FleishmanHillard
Right to Protein campaign
FleishmanHillard wanted to strengthen the policy dimensions of its Right to Protein campaign. STRIDE provided policy-environment analysis, stakeholder mapping and engagement support.
Government advisory
The Catalyst Group
16th Finance Commission, disaster management
STRIDE supported the drafting of evidence-based recommendations on disaster management for submission to the 16th Finance Commission, including background analysis and review.
Coalition and research
CommonHealth
Kaleidoscope, safe-abortion advocacy
CommonHealth's multi-stakeholder safe-abortion advocacy work needed coalition-building and stakeholder mapping across civil society. STRIDE supported convening, mapping and engagement.
Institutional communications
Cohesion Foundation Trust
25 years of service
Marking 25 years of work with women and vulnerable communities, Cohesion needed communications that could speak to funders, policymakers and the public. STRIDE led the communications.
Social policy
Project DEEP
Unconditional cash transfers in India
Project DEEP set out to launch a report on unconditional cash transfers with the right institutions in the room. STRIDE handled stakeholder mapping and engagement around the launch.
Community reach and international
American Center
Reaching an active community
The American Center wanted to reach India's engaged youth policy community, not only a digital audience. PPI activated its city chapters and The Policy Post to convene the right people.
Outreach partnership
University admissions partners
Multi-university outreach across cities
A multi-month admissions outreach and brand-building partnership with universities across several cities, combining online campaigns with in-person sessions.
Partners and the team at a CommonHealth convening
With partners at a CommonHealth convening.
What partners say

Trusted by the institutions we work with

I have had the opportunity to collaborate with the PPI community for nearly three years across various public policy programmes. PPI has consistently connected us with some of the most talented and aspiring individuals looking to build careers in public policy and governance, and what makes it special is its commitment to nurturing a strong community of future policy professionals and changemakers.
Saurabh Basu ChowdhuryBranding and Marketing Manager, Rishihood University
PPI over the past six years has done a great job demystifying public policy careers. By bringing people together and sharing information across different channels, PPI is filling an important gap.
Aparajita BhartiFounding Partner, The Quantum Hub; Co-Founder, YLAC
Public Policy India has been a valuable outreach partner in helping us introduce development management as a meaningful career pathway. Their engaged community created an excellent platform for ISDM to showcase opportunities in the development sector, and we appreciate their support in connecting aspiring changemakers with purpose-driven career possibilities.
Sanjana KaushikManager, Admissions and Outreach, ISDM
PPI has been an important companion in Cohesion's organisation-development journey over the last two years. Their facilitation enabled us to sharpen our strategic direction and bring greater visibility to the rich body of work that Cohesion has built over 25 years.
Cohesion Foundation TrustFoundation partner
Beyond India

Engagements with global institutions

STRIDE has supported international institutions seeking to engage India's youth policy community and ecosystem, including work with the U.S. Mission to India and the Russian House. Programme and capacity design is delivered both in person and virtually, across borders.

The team at the American Centre, New Delhi
At the American Centre, New Delhi.
The PPI booth at the Russian-Indian Youth Forum
At the II Russian-Indian Youth Forum, 2026.
A faculty convening hosted with the US Mission to India
A faculty convening with the US Mission to India.

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Whether it is a scoped research commission or an embedded, long-term partnership, the conversation starts the same way.

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