Bharath Reddy
Bharath Reddy is an Associate Fellow with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at the Takshashila Institution. His research sits at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, and India’s national interests — focusing on AI governance, open-source technology, and telecommunications.
Before turning to policy, he spent 12 years as a telecommunications engineer building software for 4G LTE base stations. That background shapes his work, which aims to bridge the gap between policy and practice in areas such as AI governance, semiconductor supply chains, Open RAN, and digital infrastructure.
His recent work has examined the geopolitics of the AI supply chain, US-China AI competition, generative AI and copyright, and India’s pathway to AI diffusion. His writing appears in The Hindu, Indian Express, and Deccan Herald, among other publications.
He also co-manages and teaches webinars on AI governance and geopolitics for Takshashila’s Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Technology and Policy) and Politics and Policy of AI courses. Email: bharath@takshashila.org.in.
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