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High-quality scholarship at the intersection of technology and geopolitics, from AI and semiconductors to space, cyber, and quantum.
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Rigorous, original scholarship on China, its political system, economy, foreign policy, military modernisation, and India–China relations.
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Dedicated, sustained scholarship on Pakistan, its military and strategic culture, political economy, federalism, and domestic politics.
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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.
Learn more about us →What we do
Policy Research
We conduct policy research in international relations, defence, national security, and technology. Our objective is to influence and shape policy while working in the public domain.
Research areas →Policy School
Our public policy programmes prepare students to navigate complex policy challenges — building core knowledge in policy evaluation, economic reasoning, communication and public persuasion.
Browse programmes →Fellowships
The fellowship programmes at Takshashila build high-quality scholarship and knowledge networks in India across various domains of public policy and governance.
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Special Invited Talk | GEOAI and Geospatial Intelligence
Dr. Y. Nithiyanandam delivered a special invited talk for an MHA organisation on GEOAI and geospatial intelligence, exploring the applications of geospatial technologies and intelligence in understanding and analysing spatial information.
Read more →Public Policy Workshop at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN), Palasamudram
The Takshashila Institution conducted a three-day public policy workshop for 80+ trainees of the Indian Revenue Services (Customs and Indirect Taxes) at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN), Palasamudram, from September 7–9, 2026.
Read more →From Satellites to Strategy: Tracking Geopolitics in the West Asia War
A session at CHRIST University explored how satellite data, open-source information, geospatial analysis and AI-assisted monitoring can be used to track developments in West Asia and understand their implications for India.
Read more →Roundtable | Open Source Community Gathering: Building Geospatial Capacity for Assam
Takshashila Institution hosted an Open Source Community Gathering with a team from the Government of Assam, focusing on geospatial technologies, policy, capacity building, digital learning, and emerging applications of AI in governance.
Read more →From the blog
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10 SEPT 2026Trends in the Trump Administration’s approach to AI Governance Agastya Anand
10 SEPT 2026China’s New-Type Energy System Draws Lessons from the West Asia War Bhumika Sevkani
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