ICRIER organised a Scoping Workshop on Addressing Chronic Diseases in India from July 31- August 1, 2014 in New Delhi. Based on workshop discussions, the following topics were selected for research to be conducted in Year 1 (January 2015-2016), involving desk research and semi-structured interviews with a cross-section of stakeholders in four Indian states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh) as well as four countries (USA, Canada, Japan and Sri Lanka) to draw lessons for the Indian context based on national and international good and bad practices.