Reports

Systemic Impact Exemplars: Unique Approaches Towards Solving India’s Development Challenges

The report profiles 20 of India’s leading System Support Organisations, and aims to inspire and inform other social purpose organisations by building evidence on what works in the Indian context. It serves as a comprehensive knowledge resource, intended to shape thinking on systems change.

Newsletters

Accelerating India’s Development: Deepen Institutions, Enrich the Ecosystem

This edition of the newsletter covers horizontal, cross-cutting themes that can bring about a rising tide that lifts all boats. These cross-cutting factors include strengthening state capacity to perform core governance functions; enabling system support organisations that can catalyse population-scale improvements; building capacity of leading nonprofits; and increasing the quantity and quality of domestic philanthropy. Advancing Development Enablers is a convenient shorthand for these factors.

Blogs

When the Anti-Migrant Fever Abates, Opportunity is Knocking

The case has often been made for manufacturing exports from India as a means of inclusive development that effectively leverages India’s demographic dividend. But an equally persuasive case can be made for people exports towards the same end. $125 billion worth of foreign exchange—equivalent to 3% of Indian GDP—flows into the Indian economy annually through remittances, which is more than any single category of merchandise exports. Moreover, remittances flow directly to households, enhancing consumption, education, and health spending. To keep their economies stable and productive, affluent nations need to maintain, if not enhance, their ratio of working-age people to those aged 65 and older. It is an open secret, however, that affluent societies across the world are ageing—some more rapidly than others. To maintain their current (historically low) ratio of working-age people to elders, they will need an additional 400 million workers over the next 30 years. India should aim to at least double its overseas employees to 36 million by 2030, with remittances reaching $300 billion and diversified migrant flows across Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia as well as across white- and blue-collar categories of workers. Other countries such as the Philippines and Mexico have already demonstrated how migration can be facilitated as a means to development. In an exciting new development, the Global Access to Talent from India (GATI) Foundation was officially launched at an event in New Delhi on May 6, with Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar as the Chief Guest. Incubated by The Convergence Foundation, Manish Sabharwal, and Godrej Foundation, GATI is a non-profit dedicated to building structured, ethical, and circular pathways for global talent mobility. One perception barrier to being proactive on the overseas employment opportunity is stories about exploitation abroad. But this is something that can be mitigated by government-to-government agreements, better

Events

Making India the Global Talent Hub: Global Access to Talent from India (GATI) Foundation Launched

On May 6, Global Access to Talent from India (GATI) Foundation was officially launched at an event graced by Shri. Dr. S. Jaishankar, Hon’ble External Affairs Minister of India, as the Chief Guest. Shri. Jayant Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, attended as the Guest of Honour. Incubated by The Convergence Foundation, Manish Sabharwal, and Godrej Foundation, GATI is a non-profit Foundation dedicated to building structured, ethical, and circular pathways for global talent mobility. This mission gains urgency amid projections that high-income economies will face a labour shortage of 45–50 million skilled and semi-skilled workers by 2030. With a vision to position India as a global hub for skilled talent, GATI Foundation aims to foster collaboration between governments, businesses, and nonprofits to unlock opportunities for Indian workers in international labour markets. The launch event brought together foreign ambassadors, senior government officials, leading industry representatives, and think tanks to deliberate on key themes such as government-to-government partnerships, ethical recruitment practices, and industry-led solutions for global skills mobility. Speaking at the launch, Shri Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasised the critical role of skill development and international mobility in strengthening India’s global presence. “It is crucial to nurture, expand, deploy, and upgrade talent. Also to identify the opportunities within and beyond our borders. There is a demand in the world, an availability in India and the basic groundwork done to enable Indian talent to gain global access. Wishing GATI Foundation all the best as it seeks to promote and facilitate this global access to talent from India.” Shri Jayant Chaudhary added, “In an age of rapid adoption of new disruptive technologies across industries, the skill ecosystem and regulators must be agile, inclusive, and global in their response to the dynamic demands of the

Op-Eds

Tamilian Dollar Answer

If India is to exploit manufacturing opportunities tariff wars may open up, the Tamil Nadu model is a fine example of what to do to become a go-to place for foreign investors.

Op-Eds

National Manufacturing Mission: A new blueprint to boost 'Make in India'

The National Manufacturing Mission aims to integrate India into global value chains and boost employment. Success hinges on supporting sector-specific clusters with policy interventions and fiscal support. Addressing cost disadvantages and streamlining regulations, like QCOs, are crucial to attracting anchor players and fostering a competitive manufacturing ecosystem.

Op-Eds

The road to regulatory reform

The prevailing attitude of regulators towards business remains one of distrust. This bureaucratic attitude needs to be transformed into one of trust.

In The Media

Odisha Govt Signs MoU With The Convergence Foundation To Boost Job Creation

The Odisha Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Convergence Foundation (TCF) to focus on job creation and productive employment opportunities in the state.