Berlin for India came together as a network after the Indian government introduced its plan to implement a nationwide register of citizens (NRC) along with a new act which would selectively make religion the basis for citizenship (CAA). The group began by organizing demonstrations against these policies in Berlin. Its association to the Left Berlin has been one of mutual support, especially since Berlin for India is a diasporic group that has pursued economic and social justice (minority rights, rights of historically oppressed people and the rights of indigenous people), and also seeks alliances with other similar groups with connections in Berlin and the region.