The following is a list of notable Indian think tanks. India has the second- largest number of

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s in the world, with the country's total hitting 509 in 2018 behind 1871 in the United States of America and ahead of the People's Republic of China (507), the United Kingdom (321), and Argentina (227).* (29 January 2019)
2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report

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. Retrieved 30 October 2019. Many of these are headquartered at its capital

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and range from government aided organisations to privately funded ones.- James McGann, TTCSP Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2018, University of Pennsylvania
/ref> Several Indian think tanks usually feature in the annual

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produced by the Lauder Institute of

. In 2018, the "Observer Research Foundation" was the highest ranked among the India-based think tanks.Observer Research Foundation named 'highest ranked' Indian think tank
Business Standard, 1 February 2019.

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