Contributions to our General Fund go towards the development of IIRF’s core work – finding new ways to foster and facilitate defence and security thinking worldwide.
IIRF does not receive core funding from any government or institution: we are a purely independent body. However, free thinking doesn’t come free, and we work hard to generate the necessary funds through membership fees, income from research projects, and the generous support of companies and individuals who believe in the importance of our work.
IIRF focuses primarily on South Asia and the Indo-Pacific extending from Eurasia in the west to Oceania in the east. As such it must demonstrate public benefit in all it does and ensure that it is not identified with any political partisanship. IIRF funds itself independently, drawing income from its membership subscriptions, the sale of its various outputs and from research contracts, donations, and from events funded by a wide range of sources, private and governmental.
IIRF is a registered society in India and has Income Tax Exemption under Section 80 (g) and 12a of the Income Tax Act.
IIRF also has Section 501 exemption in the USA.
To support IIRF please contact contact@indusresearch.in
Ethics Statement
IIRF mission is to further independent debate on defence and security in India and across the wider world. The Centre receives no core government funding. IIRF’s essential intellectual independence is upheld regardless of its independent funding sources. IIRF sets its own agenda, chooses its own topics to research and has a responsibility to reflect its research findings truthfully. IIRF rejects funding that is incompatible with its independence or honesty. This independence is maintained as an on-going process by senior management, and overseen by the Governing and Advisory Boards.
IIRF is committed to the intellectual integrity of its research and to the highest quality standards in all that it does. It employs individuals on the basis of equality of treatment and good working practices.