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India Must Look Beyond Main Battle Tanks

Amit Kumar, Satya Sahu

This discussion document analyses the relevance and future utility of Main Battle Tanks from India’s standpoint as battlefields become more transparent. It views that MBTs will soon become obsolete. Thus, India must look beyond MBTs and invest in emerging asymmetric capabilities.

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About Us

The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy. It is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation that advocates the values of freedom, openness, tolerance, pluralism and responsible citizenship. It seeks to transform India through better public policies, bridging the governance gap by developing better public servants, civil society leaders, professionals and informed citizens.

Takshashila creates change by connecting good people, to good ideas and good networks. It produces independent policy research in a number of areas of governance, it grooms civic leaders through its online education programmes and engages in public discourse through its publications and digital media.

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What We Do

Takshashila is a full-stack public policy institution in a class of its own.

Policy Research

Takshashila conducts policy research in international relations, defence, national security, and technology. Our objective is to influence and shape policy while working in the public domain.

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Policy School

Our public policy programmes are designed to prepare students to navigate complex policy challenges. Participants will acquire core knowledge and skills in policy evaluation, economic reasoning, effective communication, and public persuasion.

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Fellowships

The fellowship programmes at Takshashila aim to build high-quality scholarship and knowledge networks in India across various domains.

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A Sixth of Humanity

*A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey,* is an excellent attempt to trace India’s development journey, from building a state to forging a sense of nationhood. The book unpacks India’s unique development model, a blend of democracy, socialism, and liberalisation, and examines how this singular trajectory continues to reshape global geopolitics and economics. A Sixth of Humanity is jointly written by Devesh Kapur, a political scientist, and Arvind Subramanian, a former chief economic advisor. Together, they bring decades of academic and policy experience to this remarkable work. Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director at the Takshashila Institution, will be in conversation with authors Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian.

Oct 27, 2025

China: Indian perspectives on China’s politics, economy, and foreign relations

This discussion will be about the book 'China: Indian perspectives on China’s politics, economy, and foreign relations', which not only captures China’s complexities at this unique moment in world history but also offers a perspective that will stand the test of time.

Oct 10, 2025

Sama, Dana, Danda, Bheda: Friends, Rivals, or Just Trading Partners?

Trust is thin, history is long, and the consequences? Unforgiving. India and China share a long border and a longer shadow. Security risks and market hopes pull in opposite directions. In a world of shifting power, India must choose with care. This debate explored that choice through the ancient philosophical and logical Indian discipline of Purva Paksha.

Sep 12, 2025