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Renal supportive care (RSC) as a concept and practice has gradually expanded in recent years. A growing understanding of the interface of nephrology, palliative medicine, and primary care has emerged. As such, the publication of this supplement is significant in that it is the first of its kind in India to explore that interface. It coincides with a growing recognition by the international nephrology community of the importance of RSC. In recent years, two landmark documents have highlighted the need for, and future of, collaboration across disciplines in the care of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The first emanated from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) International Meeting on RSC[1] and the second from a summit hosted by the International Society of Nephrology on increasing access to integrated care, including RSC, as part of Universal Health Coverage.[2] Both meetings had Indian representation.