The mandate is to develop intellectual capital for the country in areas of corporate governance, sustainability, economics & public policy.

Research in these areas is usually funded by the government, bilateral agencies or foreign universities; there is very little privately funded research that puts forth an unbiased point of view.

TARI bridges this gap. The effort is to reduce business risk & the cost of capital & encourage decisions to be based on researched facts rather than opinions.

TARI intends to become an intellectual link between business & society so that:

• Business can be more responsive to the needs of society & can add greater value
• Society can create an environment in which business can thrive
• Business & Society can transcend their pre-dispositions/concerns & come together to address critical human issues.

TARI aspires to narrow the intellectual divide between various economic forums, business forums & social forums so as to arrive at a ‘World Human Forum’: a well-researched holistic viewpoint on all critical issues that affect the human condition.