These reflections from refugees living in India put into context all of the discussions, debates and concerns running through the collection. Of course, compliance with the GCR is not an end goal in its own right—the ultimate objective must be to ensure the safety, security and dignity of refugees in refuge and work towards a durable solution to their displacement. Nonetheless, the hope captured in this special collection—The Global Compact on Refugees: Indian Perspectives and Experiences—is that the GCR might provide a powerful instrument for stakeholders in India to cohere around, or at least a set of committed objectives to hold the State to account with when the government’s efforts are falling short.