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The India Centre for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development

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The University of Southampton's India Centre for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development provides an interactive platform for our researchers, scientists. Leaders work together with policymakers, business and industry partners to deliver evidence-based solutions. This unlocks opportunities for policy change and sustainable development in India, UK and globally.

The University of Southampton's India Centre for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development provides a platform for our research leaders to come together with policy-makers and business and industry partners to deliver evidence-based solutions and unlock the opportunities for policy change, inclusive economic growth, technology and sustainable development for India.

I am one of the founding directors of the India Centre, and have seen it develop to brings experts from across the University together in a wide variety of disciplines to focus on this unique and important country.
Sabu Padmadas
Founding Director (Research and Education)
My roles as Professor of Demography and International Social Policy, Director of the ESRC Centre for Population Change and Vice President (International and Global Engagement) are all highly relevant to the India Centre and its core purpose of delivering multi-disciplinary research and knowledge exchange.
Jane Falkingham
Executive Director
As the world’s oldest and largest democracies, the UK and India share a natural fit for delivering real innovation, entrepreneurship, skills and teaching which will inspire the next generation of global leaders.
Amarjit Singh
Founding Director (Business and Strategy)
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Improving maternal and neonatal health in India

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Global health experts at Southampton are working with government to improve survival rates for expectant mothers and newborns. Their findings are influencing policy.

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+44 (0)23 8059 3879
indiacentre@soton.ac.uk