<h1>Academic diplomacy advances India-US educational exchange through a new institute promoting research, policy collaboration, and scholar mobility.</h1> The Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies (MJIAS) is established by O.P. Jindal Global University with an endowment from the Motwani Jadeja Foundation to deepen India-U.S. academic engagement through interdisciplinary research, education, policy collaboration, and cultural exchange. Initial initiatives include India-U.S. student fellowships, visiting professorships, and start up accelerator partnerships. Institutional governance and advisory leadership will orient MJIAS toward strategic domains such as geopolitics, digital governance, trade, technology, and defence, while emphasizing knowledge diplomacy, people to people ties, and institutional sustainability aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.