Fairfax Centre works at the intersection of enterprise & policy reform — building research-backed frameworks that strengthen India's long-term economic capacity.
Fairfax Centre is an independent research institution working at the intersection of enterprise and policy reform, built to advance evidence-led ideas for India's long-term economic growth.
Unlocking India's Growth Potential
- Championing Free Enterprise
- Shaping Responsive Institutions
- Empowering Entrepreneurs
Advocating for economic freedom, responsive governance, and entrepreneurial growth.
Advancing Free Enterprise in India
- Advocate
- Shape
- Empower
Champion policy reform, foster growth-oriented institutions, and equip entrepreneurs to succeed.
We bring institutional rigour to the work that India's growth decade actually demands — closer to the ground, sharper on delivery, and accountable to outcomes that compound over time.
Focus on Real Issues
We engage with the regulatory and enterprise problems that materially shape India's competitiveness.
Action-Oriented Solutions
Recommendations are built for implementation — not for shelves.
On-Ground Impact
We work alongside founders, states, and local ecosystems where reform is actually executed.
Built for Delivery
A bench of practitioners, partnerships, and instruments designed to ship outcomes.
Amitabh Kant is India's Ex G20 Sherpa. Having driven key reforms and initiatives during his tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) (2016–2022) and the Secretary of the Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) (2014–2016), Government of India. He has been a key driver of flagship national initiatives such as Startup India, Make in India, Incredible India, Kerala: God's Own Country and the Aspirational Districts Program. These initiatives have repositioned India and Kerala and have widely been recognized as transformational.
A small bench of directors and fellows who lead the Centre's research, advisory and convening across India.
- Spearheading research and reform proposals across regulatory frameworks
- Cross-sectoral policy expertise
- Author of influential white papers
- Leads grassroots initiatives
- Hands-on experience across manufacturing, distribution and creative industries
- Track record of building and scaling ventures across India's industrial value chains
- Leads partnerships and the India 2047 vertical
- Co-Founder of an E-Bicycle Startup; played a pivotal role in India's electric mobility transition
- Contributed to flagship government-led social development programs