Heinrich Böll Foundation

Welcome to the website of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung - India office

Introduction

The Heinrich Böll Stiftung / Foundation (HBF) is the Green Political Foundation from Germany. Headquartered in Berlin and with about 28 international offices, HBF conducts and supports civic educational activities and projects world-wide.

HBF understands itself as a green think-tank and international policy network, working with governmental and non-governmental actors and focusing on gender equity, sustainable development, and democracy and human rights.

HBF is present in India since 2002, with the HBF India office in New Delhi coordinating the interaction with local project partners. HBF India’s programme activities are focused on three areas: climate and resources; gender and economic policy; and democracy and conflict.

Macroeconomics & Gender

Video

The Invisible Hands - India

What is the impact on the country's economy and society when its women double up as unpaid and underpaid labourers? Are these women subsidising the economy? If yes, how much is it? This short documentary raises such questions and provide apparent answers so that you will raise even more questions. Presenting "The Invisible Hands… that build India"- a curtain raiser on Gender and Macroeconomics. By Pramod Dev more»

Event

Gender and Economic Policy Discussion Forum

- The Gender and Macro-Economic Policy Discussion Forum series wants to facilitate high-quality reflection and debate, with a perspective of shifting public discourse, around gender dimensions in selected key issues of economic and social policy and reform. more»

Scoping Study

Global India: Setting the Context and Civil Society Responses.

- September 14, 2012 - India’s global role, or rather perceived potential, is receiving unprecedented attention. But does India have the trappings of a big power and are its institutions ready to play a proactive role in the changing geo - economic, environmental and political context? How has Indian civil society responded to the developments over the past decade? This scoping paper by Benny Kuruvilla attempts to answer some of these questions. By Benny Kuruvilla more»

Democracy and Conflict Resolution

Report and Compilation

Siachen: End to the impasse?

April 1, 2013 - The long-standing Siachen dispute, the world's highest battleground, has taken a toll on both lives and relationships for India and Pakistan. The issue was discussed under the composite dialogue initiated by both nations. more»

Climate & Resources

Article

Black and Dirty: The Coal Challenge in India

February 28, 2013 - Coal contributes over half of India’s primary commercial energy and is likely to remain India’s most important source of energy for the coming decade or two. This article summarizes the challenges produced by coal as well as the challenges that affect the sector and perspectives of an energy future for India. By Ashok Sreenivas more»

Analysis

The “Doha Climate Gateway”: will the camel go through the eye of the needle?

- December 26, 2012 - Expectations for the climate summit in Doha were so low that it is quite remarkable that the meager results still managed to fall short of them. Many NGOs condemned the conference as a failure. The EU and Germany called it an important step in the right direction. A summary of the results of the climate conference in Doha. Lili Fuhr and Liane Schalatek more»

Article

The German Energy Transition

- December 11, 2012 - Germany has drawn a lot of attention for the Energiewende - the aim to switch to a renewable energy economy, phase out nuclear power and leave fossil fuels behind. But what exactly is the German energy transition: How does it works and what challenges lay ahead? Check out this new website. Arne Jungjohann more»

International Politics

Newsletters

Foundation Newsletter and Resources on the G20

The February 2013 G20 Update (EN) draws lessons for the Russian G20 presidency from the experience of the Russian G8 presidency in 2006; describes recent meetings of the Civil 20, Think Tank 20, and Business 20 in Moscow; makes the case for inclusion of Africans at G20 and related fora; identifies principles by which the post-2015 MDGs should be determined; and describes the track record of the G20's Anti-Corruption Working Group and recommends goals for the future. more»

The Journal, Volume 10, September 15, 2012

India-Pakistan The Road To Peace

- December 4, 2012 - The Centre for Policy Analysis, Heinrich Böll Foundation and Focus on the Global South organised a 3-day conference on India-Pakistan: Civil Society Review of Strategic Relations in March 2012. This is a special issue of The Journal with some papers covering the important discussions of this conference. Click here to continue reading India-Pakistan the road to peace. (50 pages, 2.20MB).