The Centre for India and South Asia Research (CISAR) is a research facility at The University of British Columbia (UBC) aimed at advancing studies on India and South Asia at UBC and beyond. It operates under the Institute for Asian Research (IAR) and acts as both a hub and a resource centre for research. It does so by bringing together faculty, research associates, and graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in the cultures, historical evolution and contemporary developmental challenges of the subcontinent.