Activities
In India, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) collaborates with local partners—including think tanks, NGOs, and universities—to support capacity-building initiatives and facilitate national and international policy dialogues. These efforts aim to effectively localize and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
HSF India's partnerships and projects primarily focus on youth engagement, good governance and federalism, climate action, security, and women-led development.
Since 1996, HSF has been actively working in India. Building on the partnership between Karnataka and Bavaria established in 2007 and the Joint Declaration of Intent signed in 2016, HSF has coordinated various programs and delegations to strengthen police cooperation between the two states.
The foundation works with partner organisations primarily in the field of:
FEDERALISM AND GOVERNANCE
Visit of Youth4Governance Fellows to the Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore
Guided by its global motto of fostering democracy, development, and peace, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) views federalism as a key mechanism to ensure the political participation of all citizens. In India, HSF promotes cooperation on federalism at both local and state levels, focusing on a range of topics to enhance collaborative governance.
Focus areas:
- Youth engagement in participatory governance
- Economic growth and cooperative federalism
- Climate management through decentralised governance
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
A high-level delegation from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly visited the Bavarian State Parliament
As a German foundation with a strong presence in the European Union, the Hanns Seidel Foundation facilitates the exchange between Germany, the EU and India. In international and regional programmes, experts, parliamentarians, change -and policymakers as well as youth meet and get into dialogue with each other – for an exchange of best practices, cooperation, and a better global understanding.
Focus areas:
- Parliamentary exchange visits
- Policy dialogue formats on India-Europe relations and collaboration
POLICE PARTNERSHIP
Delegation Visit of Mr. Andreas Dietl, Deputy Inspector General of the Bavarian Police, to Karnataka to evaluate the Bavarian scenario-based training methodology in the Karnataka system
Since 2007, Bavaria and Karnataka have shared a partnership, which was expanded in 2016 with an additional agreement on internal security. The Hanns Seidel Foundation coordinates the exchange between the Karnataka State Police and the Bavarian State Police, as well as joint projects focused on community policing.
Focus areas:
- Safe cities and citizen-centered policing
- Scenario-based police training
- Women in police