Hey Risers
Thank you for being part of India Rising. It’s great to have you here.
This one is special. When I started India Rising a little over a year ago, it was meant to share insights on India’s rise from a European lens. After years of working on projects in India, I’ve seen on the ground how fast things were changing, and how little of it reaches Europe, or is misunderstood and ignored. Many of you shared this experience and joined the community.
Over the past year, I've been collaborating with organisations, institutions, and individuals across the corridor on a frequent basis. Today I'm making these collaborations public. India Rising is built alongside a network of practitioners, institutions, and corridor organisations who share intelligence, contribute expertise, and shape the Indo-European conversation together.
Thank you all!
India Rising’s Partner Network
Introducing the India Rising Partner Network (2026)
India Rising’s Partner Network consists of 9 formal network partners and 18 individual contributors to date. Time to build and make our community and the Indo-European corridor more transparent, together.
India Rising is fully editorially independent. Network association does not influence editorial content.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING PARTNER
India Rising is data-driven by design. Our management consulting partnership provides the analytical depth behind our GCC and technology coverage, and more.
Zinnov
Global management consulting firm specialising in GCC strategy, digital transformation, and market expansion advisory. Zinnov is India Rising's management consulting partner and the source behind our GCC and technology intelligence. Our collaboration includes the India Rising Perspectives series "Engineering Europe's Future with India" and ongoing data-backed analysis across the newsletter.
zinnov.com
GOVERNMENT COLLABORATIONS
Government institutions shape the policy and investment frameworks that drive corridor activity. Our collaborations bring that perspective into India Rising.
Guidance Tamil Nadu
The Government of Tamil Nadu's nodal agency for investment promotion and single-window facilitation. Guidance Tamil Nadu was India Rising's inaugural Perspectives series partner and continues to contribute trade and investment intelligence from one of India's most active industrial states. And more to come!
investingintamilnadu.com
CORRIDOR ORGANISATIONS
The Indo-European corridor is large and covers all sectors. Our collaboration with corridor organisations across the EU, UK, India, and the US connect the communities.
IGYLF - Indo-German Young Leaders Forum
Next-generation bilateral leadership network connecting emerging leaders across Germany and India. India Rising collaborates with IGYLF on content, community building and corridor events, with IGYLF delegation trips and events featured in the India Rising calendar. I’m also an alumnus (Delhi 2025).
igylf.org
GIBA - German Indian Business Alliance
Non-profit platform fostering trade, investment, and business networking between Germany and India. GIBA and India Rising collaborate on content, community building and cross-promote corridor events, with GIBA events highlighted in the India Rising calendar.
giballiance.org
GIIC - German Indian Innovation Corridor
Connecting corporates, SMEs, startups, and investors across Germany and India's innovation ecosystems. India Rising and GIIC collaborate on content covering the German-Indian innovation landscape, community building, and with GIIC events featured in the India Rising calendar.
giic.co
The Inder.Net
Germany's leading India-focused magazine and portal. India Rising's bilingual column "India Rising — Der Wirtschaftsblick" is published through The Inder.Net, bringing corridor intelligence to the German-language audience.
theinder.net
India Swiss Business Forum
An invite-only group fostering trade and economic partnership between India and Switzerland. India Rising and the India Swiss Business Forum collaborate on community building and content covering the Swiss-India corridor, with Forum events featured in the India Rising calendar.
Business Forum Contact
CorridorX
US–India startup corridor platform providing intelligence and founder community infrastructure with focus on New York and San Francisco. India Rising and CorridorX collaborate on content and corridor intelligence across the transatlantic-India axis.
corridorx.io
The Indian Dream
India's growth story through a business and cultural lens. Newsletter and community building collaboration with India Rising, with a particular focus on the UK-India corridor. theindiandream.co
How We Collaborate
Our partner network operates across three areas:
Content partnerships. Joint analysis, guest contributions, Perspectives series, and shared intelligence that deepens the corridor conversation.
Events and delegation trips. Partner events and delegation trips are featured in the India Rising calendar, connecting the communities and providing direct access to the corridor ecosystem.
More to come. Additional ways of collaboration are planned and will be announced in the coming months.
Keep an eye out across socials and my weekly issues for further announcements.
CONTRIBUTORS
India Rising has featured original contributions from 18 practitioners across the Indo-European corridor to date. They bring first-hand expertise in GCC strategy, M&A, market entry, energy transition, real estate, trade policy, and legal advisory from both sides of the corridor.
I’d like to mention and highlight all of them here once more, and thank you all for your contribution. You can find all information, links to their articles and LinkedIn profiles on our growing Partner Network page.
Arpitha Desai — Associate Vice President for South Asia, The Asia Group. Technology policy and emerging tech regulation in India.
Subhodeep Jash — Senior Vice President, The Asia Group. Technology practice for India and South Asia; policy programmes, strategic initiatives, and market advisory.
Gopal Nadadur — Senior Vice President, The Asia Group; Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council South Asia Center. Market entry and corporate strategy.
Dr. Manoj Nimbalkar — Scientist, Entrepreneur, Investor & Coach. Indo-German corridor.
Mohammed Faraz Khan — Partner, Zinnov. GCC setup and transformation, EMEA–India.
Tim Louis Schwarzmeier — Corporate Finance Advisor, Baker Tilly. Indo-German corridor strategy.
Kunal Singla — Founder, COBO Consult. Supporting Nordic and European companies in India.
Florian Ramel — Co-Founder, India Catalyst. Investing in India; Indo-German connector.
Maximilian von Laer — Managing Director, India Catalyst; Co-Chairman, IGYLF. Investing in India; Indo-German connector.
Godson Rai — Manager, Guidance Tamil Nadu. Investment strategy, business & trade intelligence.
Priyadarshini Samikumar — Associate Vice President (Exports), Guidance Tamil Nadu. Trade and investment strategy.
Wolfgang Bergthaler — Founder, WB5 GmbH. Indo-European business development.
Adithya Nataraj Ramalingam — Executive Manager, Yokogawa India Limited. Sustainability and energy.
Araddhna Mangala — Manager, Altre Digital. Research and consulting in India's real estate sector.
Shweta Sawhney — Founder & CEO, Altre Digital. Entrepreneur in India's real estate sector.
Vijay Kumar Vaddadi — Strategic Advisor; Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau. Indo-European corridor.
Kanwar Vivswan — Associate, Osborne Clarke. Litigation in the Indo-European corridor.
Janine Haesler — Managing Associate, Vischer. Arbitration and dispute resolution in the Indo-European corridor.
Spotlight: India-Europe Corridor Events & Summits Calendar
Our calendar is updated and highlights our partner events prominently. Take a look!
Do you want to support the Indo-European corridor? Share India Rising with your network.
Whenever you’re ready, here are 3 ways I can help you:
1. Real Estate Advisory — Worldwide
Portfolio optimisation, transactions, and development projects for corporates, scale-ups, and developers — across Europe and beyond. Available as external project lead, fractional, or interim.
2. Market Entry — Europe ↔ India
Setting up in India or expanding into Europe? As Strategic Advisor to Zinnov, I specialise in GCC setup and location strategy — and work with trusted partners to cover the full market entry scope beyond that.
3. Collaborations, Speaking & Sponsoring
I'm a proponent of ecosystems and partnership networks. Whether it's collaborating on a project, having me at your event, or sponsoring India Rising — just reply to this email.
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