Since November 2007, CST – India with the aid of the CAI-Asia Center has been developing partnerships to promote sustainable urban transport in India; providing technical assistance to the Indian MoUD and adapting the BRT framing tool to the Indian context as part of the Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia Program.

Located near the Western coast of India, Pune is the country's educational capital, attracting nearly 200,000 students to study at its schools and universities. The city of 4.2 million people also boasts a robust automotive industry, as well as a growing software and information technology sectors.