CRRID is professionally associated with a number of organizations and universities in India and abroad with similar objectives and activities. Some of the major international and national academic linkages are listed below:
United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York
International Assessment and Strategy Centre, Washington, D.C.
Stanford Centre for international Development, Stanford University, USA
University of Pennsylvania, USA
University of Fraser Valley, Addotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul
Research and Information System for the Non-Align and other Developing Countries, New Delhi
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI), New Delhi
Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, New Delhi
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, New Delhi
University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi
Department of Planning, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh
Housing and Urban Development Corporation, New Delhi
National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Punjabi University, Patiala
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra