<h1>Energy modelling drives a coordinated India forum to integrate scenarios, capacity building and policy relevant analysis.</h1> The India Energy Modelling Forum is established as a pan stakeholder platform to integrate modelling into energy policy, improve coordination among modelling teams, government ministries, research institutions and international partners, build Indian capacity, and define institutional and funding mechanisms. Workshop discussions prioritized India centric modelling features: rural-urban differentials, informal sector pressures, land water convergence, urbanisation and transport dynamics including electric mobility, renewable integration, and accurate quantification of social, environmental and economic costs for policy planning.