The Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies Delhi (MWF Delhi), founded in 2021, harks back to an initiative of the DHI London and is anchored in Indian law as a German institute abroad since 2014. It plays a mediating role between German and South Asian research in the humanities and social sciences and, in keeping with its self-image, provides a free space for academic debate with and about the region of South Asia.

Located in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi and in the immediate vicinity of the historic Lodi Gardens, a park dating back to the time of the Delhi Sultanate, the Forum serves as a focal point for historical and contemporary research and shows the interconnectedness between the South Asian region and the world.