Supporting the Indo-German Young Leaders Forum 2026

It was fulfilling to support the Indo-German Young Leaders Forum 2026, almost a year after taking part as a delegate in Delhi.

Meeting this year's cohort, some of whom I already knew through their work, reminded me how much genuine interest and talent there is around closer cross-regional ties. The conversations were the best part, and the rooms they were held in the icing on top.

IGYLF really is a special place, and I'm thankful to be part of it.

One thing also kept surfacing across the days: the need for reliable, contextual insight on the Indo-European corridor.

That's the gap I'm building India Rising to fill, together with network partners such as IGYLF. A platform that puts the opportunity into context, gives the broader community a home, and carries what the organisations and people who actually run the corridor know.

The practitioners.

I left more convinced of that than ever, and glad to see old and new Risers in the room.

Thank you Dr. Maximilian von Laer, Dr. Vishnu Ramdeo, Jens Joseph Mannanal, Dr. Florian Ramel, Pranjal Srivastava, Malte Hohlfeld, Johanna Oesinghaus, Janis Mandić, Verena Zimmer, Neelima Raj Sharma, Saparya Sood and the whole team for the collaboration, the volunteers for the support, and the cohort for the conversations.

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