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Public Policy Research Think Tanks 2019: China, India, Japan, and the Republic of Korea

Top Think Tanks in China, India, Japan, and Republic of Korea

This year, the Korea-based Korea Development Institute (KDI) received the distinction of “China, India, Japan and Republic of Korea Center of Excellence,” signifying it has ranked as the top think tank in this category for three consecutive years. Read more about this new classification on page 57 of the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Report.

 

1. Japan Institute of International Affairs -- Japan
2. Korea Institute for Economic Policy (KIEP) -- Republic of Korea
3. Observer Research Foundation -- India
4. China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) -- China
5. Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) -- Japan
6. Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA) -- India
7. National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) -- Japan
8. Development Research Center of the State Council -- China
9. Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) -- Japan
10. Delhi Policy Group -- India
11. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- China
12. China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) -- China
13. Centre for Policy Research -- India
14. Asan Institute for Policy Studies -- Republic of Korea
15. Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) -- Republic of Korea
16. Center for Civil Society -- India
17. Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) -- India
18. Center for China and Globalization (CCG) -- China
19. Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy -- China
20. Brookings Center -- China
21. Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER) -- India
22. Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) -- Japan
23. Brookings India -- India
24. East Asia Institute -- Republic of Korea
25. Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS) -- China
26. Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations -- India
27. Institute for International Policy Studies -- Japan
28. Unirule Institute for Economics -- China
29. Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S) -- India
30. Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) -- Republic of Korea
31. China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) -- China
32. Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy -- India
33. Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI) -- Japan
34. The Sejong Institute -- Republic of Korea
35. Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) -- China
36. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) -- India
37. Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) -- India
38. Pangoal Institute -- China
39. Japan Institute for International Development -- Japan
40. Our Hong Kong Foundation -- China
41. Canon Institute for Global Studies -- Japan
42. Carnegie India -- India
43. Development Alternatives -- India
44. Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) -- Japan
45. Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) -- India
46. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) -- China
47. Cathay Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) -- China
48. Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy (CSTEP) -- India
49. Korean Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) -- Republic of Korea
50. National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) -- India
51. Genron NPO -- Japan
52. China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) -- China
53. Lion Rock Institute -- China
54. Sasakawa Peace Foundation -- Japan
55. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) -- India
56. Tokyo Foundation -- Japan
57. Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) -- Japan
58. National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) -- Japan
59. Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) -- India
60. Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET) -- Republic of Korea
61. Nomura Research Institute (NRI) -- Japan
62. Civic Exchange China -- China
63. Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) -- India
64. United Service Institution of India (USI) -- India
65. Center for Free Enterprise (CFE) -- Republic of Korea
66. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) -- Japan
67. Vivekananda Foundation -- India
68. Alibaba Research Institute -- China
69. Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) -- India
70. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) -- Japan
71. Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) -- Japan
72. Center for Science and Environment (CSE) -- India
73. Fields of View -- India
74. Korea Economic Research Institute -- Republic of Korea
75. Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (RDCY) -- China
76. Outlook Institute, Xinhua News Agency -- China
77. Charhar Institute China -- China
78. Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) -- India
79. Japan Policy Research Institute (PRI) -- Japan
80. Institute for Public Enterprise -- India
81. Hong Kong Policy Research Institute (PRI) -- China
82. Korean Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) -- Republic of Korea
83. Foundation for Democratic Reforms -- India
84. National Institute of Science and Technology Policy -- Japan
85. China International Institute for Strategic Studies -- China
86. Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) -- India
87. Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) -- Japan
88. India Foundation -- India
89. Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research -- China
90. Science and Technology Policy Institute -- Republic of Korea
91. Korea Foundation -- Republic of Korea
92. Guangdong Institute for International Strategies -- China
93. National Institute for Educational Policy Research -- Japan
94. A N Sinha Institute for Social Studies -- India
95. India Think Council -- India
96. China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD) -- China
97. Asia Pacific Initiative -- Japan
98. Global Governance Research Center -- China

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