Since JII is committed to spreading consciousness and generating support for the Indian Century globally, it has assembled a stellar group of ‘Friends of India abroad’ as part of its International Board of Advisers. These outstanding scholars and thought leaders believe that India’s rise is beneficial to the world.

Here is the full list of JII’s International Advisers:

• Eduardo M. Penalver - President, Seattle University, US
• Ian Johnstone - Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, USA
• Jeffrey S. Lehman - Vice Chancellor, NYU Shanghai, China
• Hang Nga Thi Le - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Vietnam Journal for Indian and Asian Studies, Vietnam
• Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam
• Satoru Nagao - Fellow (Non-resident), Hudson Institute, Japan
• Nathaniel Persily - James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, Stanford University, US
• Peter H. Schuck - Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale Law School, Yale University, US
• Holli A. Semetko - Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Media & International Affairs, Emory University, US
• Lawrence W. Sherman - Wolfson Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, UK
• Richard Caplan - Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford, UK
• Salvatore Babones - Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
• Anja Jetschke - Professor, International Relations, Institute of Political Science Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
• Sabu Padmadas - Founding Director, India Centre for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development, University of Southampton, UK
• Joanna Newman - Provost, SOAS University of London, UK

JII is independent from any Indian political party or faction. It is non-partisan in terms of its affiliations with corporate houses and foreign partners. Grants and funds that JII receives from partners in India and abroad will be transparent in nature and meant for specific deliverable projects or publicly visible activities. JII will never come under undue pressure or influence from any vested interest groups and compromise its independent vision and commitment to advance the Indian Century.