Together with a partner in Mumbai the project work in South Asia began more than 40 years ago in India. At present, FNF is based in Delhi and looks after more than a dozen partner organisations in India and the region of South Asia.

On the one hand, India is affected by violent conflicts, corruption and a high disparity between the poor and the rich. On the other hand, India takes pride in being called "the biggest democracy on earth". An upswing mood, economic growth and a politically conscious civil society are evident. There is a boom in industries like IT, pharmaceutical and service sectors, and a dynamic climate of change is noticeable. However, amidst all the euphoria, sceptics hint at the problem of sustainability. Socialist mindsets, corrupt and sluggish bureaucracies, forms of archaic social structures and other grievances still hamper necessary further progress. To promote liberal solution to these challenges, the Foundation is working in India with the following goals:

• To increase transparency and accountability of politics

• To support liberal youth in becoming politically active

• To communicate the advantages of liberal concepts of market economy

• To improve the economic viability of the small and medium enterprises through deregulation and labour market reforms

• To promote the democratic capacity of the Tibetans in exile

Many events are organized in cooperation with think tanks such as the Centre for  Civil Society or the Liberty Institute. One focus is to discuss and propagate the concept of economic freedom with opinion leaders from politics, civil society and the media. The Foundation offers opportunities of training and networking to the Liberal Youth Forum. Its members put political involvement to the test in universities to promote better campus governance. FNF works with a number of partners to improve governance and enhance transparency of public service supplies. Among them are two webpage-projects (www.praja.org and www.empoweringindia.com) which host information about background and performance of elected representatives and provide citizens with an opportunity to initiate a critical dialogue with politicians and opinion leaders.

Another partner is for example TFSC, a service centre working primarily in Tamil Nadu which lobbies for an improved framework in which small and medium enterprises can operate more successfully. The Foundation has an equally long relationship with the Tibetans in exile, for whom FNF together with the Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre offers political education.