Sachin Kalbag, Senior Fellow at Takshashila Institution, delivered a speech on freedom of speech and expression in India, upon invitation by St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai for their annual pan-India college festival Malhar. Sachin, a journalist of 29 years, drew from his rich experience and elaborated on the media’s responsibility in a democratic country.

The Takshashila Institution hosted Tyler Cowen, Alex Tabarrok, Shruti Rajagopalan, Amb. V. Seshadri, Dr. Vijay Kelkar and Dr. Govinda Rao this week at its office for engaging discussions around issues of public policy.

The Takshashila Institution hosted Dr. Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, for a conversation on ‘How New Delhi Views the Contemporary World Order’ with Nitin Pai, Co-founder & Director, Takshashila Institution, on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

Think20's Taskforce 6 (TF6) on Sustainable Development Goals released their Taskforce communique at the T20 Final Summit held at Mysuru between 31st July - 02nd August 2023. Shambhavi Naik, Head of Research at Takshashila Institution participated as a co-chair of TF6 and contributed to reviewing papers published under TF6 and writing of the final communique.

Anupam Manur, Asst. Professor of Economics at the Takshashila Institution, addressed the Higher Command of the Army War College, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh on "India's Growth Story: The Story So Far and the Challenges Ahead" on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director at the Takshashila Institution, addressed the Higher Command of the Army War College, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh on “Federalism in Contemporary India” on Wednesday, July 7, 2023.

Nitin Pai, co-founder & director of the Takshashila Institution and the author of Nitopadesha, was in conversation with accomplished author Roopa Pai on Friday, June 30, 2023 at the Bangalore International Centre.

The Takshashila Institution conducted a two-day online Academic Conference for its 35th cohort of Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) students on June 3rd and 4th, 2023. Over 200 students from the cohort attended the conference.

The Takshashila Institution hosted a farewell dinner for outgoing Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O' Farrell on June 2nd, 2023, at the Bangalore International Centre. The guest of honor was Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Indian entrepreneur, and chairperson and founder of Biocon.

Nitin Pai, Co-founder & Director of Takshashila Institution, will be delivering a a talk on ‘How Do We Govern Hyperdiverse Societies?’ at the Santa Fe Institute, on May 11, 2023, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm US Mountain Time. The talk will discuss the challenges of managing hyperdiversity with some illustrative examples from India and invite the participants to think about how liberal democratic societies might address them.

The Takshashila Institution, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission, Bengaluru, co-organised a two-day event on India, UK and the Indo-Pacific on March 26-27, 2023. Given the significance of the Indo-Pacific, the event saw three themed panel discussions by experts who presented their views on the potential for India and the U.K. to partner across domains and shape the world order. Students and alumni from Takshashila also attended the event.

The Takshashila Institution, in collaboration with the Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists, organised a 3-day Evolutionary Biology Workshop from Friday, March 10, 2023 to Sunday, March 12, 2023. The objective of the workshop was identifying insights from evolutionary biology for application in building public policy frameworks.

The Takshashila Institution organised the first edition of the Church Street Forum on Tech Policy on Friday, March 3, 2023. The roundtable discussion saw the participation of members from India Stack, venture capital firms, tech companies, academia, and digital rights organisations. The discussion focused on India’s ability to harness its technological prowess to boost national power and influence geopolitics in a meaningful way. Avenues for engagement with domestic policymakers and collaboration with international partners were also discussed.

Takshashila Institution collaborated with the Bangalore International Centre for the 4th edition of BIC Hub’ba 2023 on February 25th & 26th, 2023. Faculty and staff from Takshashila made presentations and led discussions at the Policy Adda, as part of the festival. The event had an interesting mix of policy wonks, members of civil society organisations, and a curious audience.

The Takshashila Institution conducted a two-day online Academic Conference for its 34th cohort of Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) students on the 18th and 19th of February 2023. The Academic Conference had different keynote, breakout and spontaneous order sessions.

akshashila Institution’s Biology and Policy Society held its inaugural conference on Friday, February 17th, 2023. The theme for the conference was ‘A New Way to Analyse Climate Change using Biological Reasoning’. The discussion focused on biological reasoning frameworks that can assist in fast-tracking climate action. The participants discussed human behavioural tendencies which impede urgent climate action.

The Takshashila Institution, India's premier independent centre for research and education in public policy, has announced its Network for Advanced Study of Pakistan (NASP) Fellowship, a unique programme that aims to create high quality scholarship and knowledge of Pakistan by nurturing new generations of analysts in academia, think tanks, media and industry.

Takshashila Institution organised a Conference on Understanding the Post-Pandemic World on Wednesday, 8th February 2023 at its office. The conference focused on resetting our common understanding of the post-pandemic world based on the latest geopolitical, geo-economic & tech trends. Nitin Pai, Director of Takshashila Institution, chaired the conference.

On Friday, 3rd February 2023, the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) in Bangalore in association with the Consulate General of France in Bangalore organized a session on the Analysis of the Union Budget of India 2023 and its impact on businesses.

Takshashila Institution’s and the world’s only daily public policy podcast completed 1000 episodes on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. We marked the event with the release of a special episode and a small celebration at our office, in which Rohini Nilekani and Amit Varma also joined us.