Isaac Centre for Public Policy (ICPP)

What Isaac Centre for Public Policy (ICPP) does

Isaac Centre for Public Policy (ICPP) is the policy research wing of Ashoka University, established in 2024 in Sonipat, Haryana, with endowment backing. It operates as a non-profit think tank that produces data-driven economic policy research and translates it into practitioner-oriented outputs for Indian central and state governments, academia, industry, and civil society.

The organization's work is organized around six research verticals — Agriculture, Employment, Financial Markets & Policy, International Trade, Macro & Public Finance, and Regulation — producing working papers, research projects, policy briefs, discussion papers, case studies, and policy notes, supplemented by op-eds, bulletins, and a quarterly newsletter. Its flagship engagement platform is the ICPP Annual Growth Conference, which convenes senior policymakers, academics, private sector experts, and civil society leaders. Core production assets include a talent bench anchored by Director Dr. Prachi Mishra (also Dean and Professor at Ashoka), vertical co-leads drawn from Ashoka's economics faculty, and a Distinguished Fellows and Advisory Board cohort that includes former senior regulators from SEBI and RBI, former IRS officers, and academics at Harvard, Brookings, and ECA.

ICPP does not operate as a technology or product company. It has no commercial pricing model, no API, and no software offerings. Revenue is sustained through Ashoka University's endowment rather than market sales; outputs are distributed free of charge via its website, direct government engagement, and academic channels, with research cited in major Indian publications. Strategic partnerships extend operational reach, including an MoU with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to build India's first Logistics Cost Index and collaborations with RBI, FICCI, and PEDL/CEPR on applied policy research.

Name

Isaac Centre for Public Policy (ICPP)

Legal name

Isaac Centre for Public Policy

Website

https://icpp.ashoka.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ICPP is the public policy research wing of Ashoka University, established in 2024, that produces data-driven economic policy research and engages Indian government, academic, industry, and civil society stakeholders across six verticals, including Agriculture, Employment, Financial Markets, Trade, Macro, and Regulation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sonipat

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Endowment Funding: ICPP operates as a policy centre under Ashoka University with support from a generous endowment. The centre does not generate commercial revenue but is sustained through institutional funding for its research and policy engagement activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ICPP is a policy research center at Ashoka University that produces rigorous, data-driven economic policy research and accessible policy outputs (working papers, policy briefs, discussion papers, case studies) across six verticals: Agriculture, Employment, Financial Markets & Policy, International Trade, Macro & Public Finance, and Regulation. It also convenes the ICPP Annual Growth Conference as a flagship dialogue platform for senior policymakers, academics, private sector experts, and civil society leaders to inform India's economic policy decisions.

Product overview

ICPP is a policy research organization operating at Ashoka University, established in 2024, offering a unified platform of research, education, and policy engagement focused on India's economic policy challenges. The core offering comprises six research verticals (Agriculture, Employment, Financial Markets & Policy, International Trade, Macro & Public Finance, and Regulation), producing peer-reviewed Research Publications (including Working Papers and Research Projects), Policy Outputs (Policy Briefs, Discussion Papers, Case Studies), and Commentary content (Op-Eds, Bulletins, Newsletters). The organization also convenes the ICPP Annual Growth Conference as a flagship platform for dialogue between policymakers and academics. ICPP does not operate as a software product company; its 'products' are knowledge outputs designed to bridge academic research with practical policymaking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Publications Rigorous, data-driven policy research publications including Research Projects, Working Papers, and Research Papers covering India's economic policy challenges across six verticals (Agriculture, Employment, Financial Markets & Policy, International Trade, Macro & Public Finance, and Regulation), targeted at policymakers, academics, and researchers.
• Policy Outputs Accessible policy outputs translating research into practical, evidence-based decisions, including Policy Briefs, Discussion Papers, Case Studies, and Policy Notes, designed for government policymakers, regulators, and civil society organisations.
• ICPP Annual Growth Conference Flagship annual conference convening senior policymakers, leading academics, private sector experts, and civil society leaders for dialogue on India's growth strategy.
• Commentary Commentary section featuring Op-Eds, Bulletins, Newsletters, and Viewpoints providing ICPP's perspectives on current policy debates and economic thinking, targeted at policymakers, media, and the informed public.
• ICPP Quarterly Newsletter Quarterly newsletter summarising key activities, research outputs, and engagements, featuring updates on partnerships such as the JNPA Logistics Cost Index and flagship reports.

Quantifiable outcome

• Memorandum of Understanding with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to create India's first Logistics Cost Index
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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025ICPP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to create India's first Logistics Cost Index. This partnership aims to improve trade efficiency and policymaking by developing a comprehensive index measuring logistics costs across India's trade ecosystem.
• Reserve Bank of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICPP collaborates with the Reserve Bank of India on research and policy engagement. The partnership involves expert talks, collaborations, and research that bridges academic analysis with central bank perspectives on monetary policy and financial markets.
• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerICPP partnered with FICCI to survey member firms on constraints faced in hiring and retaining female employees, and awareness of regulations around workplace harassment. This research collaboration focuses on understanding firm-level compliance with workplace safety laws.
• Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICPP received funding and research support from PEDL coordinated by the Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR) for research on constraints on firms in providing safer workplaces for female workers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Brookings India: Indian arm of the global Brookings Institution focused on economic policy and governance research. Comparable in economic policy focus, academic rigor, and convening of senior policymakers, though part of a larger global institution with broader international scope.
• Observer Research Foundation (ORF): One of India's largest think tanks with multiple research verticals including economic policy, trade, and regulation. Comparable in breadth and government engagement, though ORF operates with significantly larger headcount and broader thematic coverage beyond pure economic policy.
• Carnegie India: Indian outpost of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focused on economic and foreign policy research. Comparable in mission (rigorous research informing Indian policy) and engagement with government and industry, though with a stronger foreign-policy framing.

Direct peers

• Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER): Autonomous policy think tank focused on trade, finance, and macroeconomic policy in India. Closely comparable in mission (evidence-based economic policy for India) and verticals (international trade, financial markets, macroeconomics) to ICPP, with established government engagement.
• Centre for Policy Research (CPR): One of India's leading think tanks based in New Delhi, with strong economic and regulatory research programmes engaging central and state governments. Comparable as a non-university-affiliated policy research body targeting Indian policy reform, though with a longer operating history.
• National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER): India's oldest and largest economic policy research institute. Directly comparable as a New Delhi-based think tank producing data-driven economic research for Indian government and industry, with a similarly broad multi-vertical mandate and policy advisory role.
• National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP): Premier Indian public finance and policy research institution directly aligned with ICPP's Macro & Public Finance vertical. Comparable as a long-established research body informing India's tax, expenditure, and fiscal policy decisions through rigorous academic research.

Emerging players

• Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations: Mumbai-based foreign policy and economics think tank with focus on India's international trade and macroeconomic engagement. Comparable in producing policy research that engages government and industry, though smaller in scale and with a stronger trade-and-diplomacy lens.

Regional players

• Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI): Tokyo-based think tank producing research on economic policy, trade, and finance across Asia. Comparable in academic-policy-research methodology and economic vertical coverage, though with a pan-Asian rather than India-only mandate.
• RBI Faculty and Research Wing / Reserve Bank of India Research Cells: In-house research functions of India's central bank producing economic research on financial markets, monetary policy, and macroeconomics. Comparable in financial-markets-and-policy vertical research and in working papers on Indian economic conditions, though primarily internal-facing rather than a standalone think tank.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

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