The IIC Quarterly, initiated by the India International Centre in 1974, reaches over 2000 subscribers: government policy-makers, academics, concerned citizens and activists. Three issues are published annually, including a special double volume with a single theme, co-published with a reputed publishing house as a hard cover title. The Quarterly focuses on the core concerns of the IIC: international affairs, governance and development policies, ethics and society, folklore and anthropology, ecology and environment, education, philosophy, art and literature. Its contributors include some of the most respected names in the area of South Asian studies. The Quarterly also carries photo essays by outstanding photographers. In addition to a book review section, each issue presents an in-depth interview with a well-known personality on subjects ranging from religion, philosophy, literature and history to human rights, politics and social activism.  

Considered one of the country’s premier cultural institutions, the India International Centre is a non-government institution widely regarded as a place where statesmen, diplomats, policy makers, intellectuals, scientists, jurists, writers, artists and members of civil society meet to initiate the exchange of new ideas and knowledge in the spirit of international cooperation. Its purpose, stated in its charter, was ‘to promote understanding and amity between the different communities of the world’. In short, the Centre stands for a vision that looks at India as a place where it is possible to initiate dialogues in an atmosphere of amity and understanding.