The Graduate School of Journalism of the City University of New York (CUNY) is providing curriculum support. An Indian thinktank—Society for Policy Studies—is the local partner of ICJF for the school. Little is known about SPS’s activities, except that it publishes the online journal South Asia Monitor. Tarun Basu, the president of SPS, is also the editor-in-chief of Indo-Asian News Service, an independent news agency. IANS will also provide assistance and facilities to IMII, ICFJ said in a statement.

David Bloss, a former editor at the The Providence Journal newspaper in Rhode Island, USA, and a Knight International Journalism fellow, is the academic director of the institute. Sunil Saxena, a former dean at the Asian College of Journalism, is the dean at the upcoming institute.

The institute’s advisory board includes H.K. Dua, editor-in-chief, The Tribune, Nikhil Deogun, deputy managing editor, The Wall Street Journal, Manjeet Kripalani, BusinessWeek India bureau chief and Raju Narisetti, managing editor, The Washington Post, among others.