Expert Capsule Courses
Expert Capsule Courses
Short, easy-to-digest courses, ranging from 4 to 10 weeks, on niche policy topics. These courses typically don’t have a prerequisite and can be attended by anyone interested in the topic, as long as your application qualifies. A certificate is given to those who successfully complete the evaluation criteria.
Quick facts
| FORMAT | 4–10 weeks · online |
| AREAS | Niche policy topics |
Current courses
The American System: How the US Works
A 6-week course on American power, politics and society — the institutions that make domestic decisions, the machinery of foreign policy, the economic system that underwrites US influence abroad, and the societal fault lines running into the 2026 midterms.
Space Power Course
A 4-week course on space power, India's space reforms, the Outer Space Treaty, the commercial space sector, megaconstellations, space law, and India's and China's military space strategies.
Politics and Policy of AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story. It has become a contested arena of national power with widespread economic and political implications. A five-week capsule course that equips participants with concepts and frameworks for analysing the political economy, governance frameworks, and India's pathway to AI diffusion.
Introduction to Geospatial Science and Technology
A 4-week course on the science, concepts, and applications of geospatial technology — surveying and navigation, cartography, geodesy, remote sensing, geospatial policy and intelligence, and hands-on open-source tools.
Politics and Policy of Critical Minerals
A 4-week course examining the geopolitics, economics, and policy dimensions of critical mineral supply chains — from China's dominance and the green energy transition to India's domestic challenges and emerging alternatives.
China's Defence in the New Era
A 4-week course on the PLA's post-2015 modernisation, China's military-industrial complex, evolving doctrine, the Taiwan contingency, and India–China border dynamics — read through primary Chinese sources.
Upcoming cohorts
Space Power Course
A 4-week course on space power, India's space reforms, the Outer Space Treaty, the commercial space sector, megaconstellations, space law, and India's and China's military space strategies.
DATES- EARLY BIRD31 Jul 2026 · ₹10,000 fee
- APPLY BY3 Sep 2026
- PROGRAMME BEGINS5 Sep 2026
- PROGRAMME ENDS10 Oct 2026
Politics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence
A five-week capsule course that equips participants with concepts and frameworks for analysing the political economy, governance frameworks, and India's pathway to AI diffusion.
DATES- EARLY BIRD27 Jun 2026 · 10% scholarship
- APPLY BY26 Jul 2026
- PROGRAMME BEGINS1 Aug 2026
- PROGRAMME ENDS5 Sep 2026
Introduction to Geospatial Science and Technology
A 4-week course on the science, concepts, and applications of geospatial technology — surveying and navigation, cartography, geodesy, remote sensing, geospatial policy and intelligence, and hands-on open-source tools.
DATES- EARLY BIRD24 Jun 2026 · ₹10,000 fee
- APPLY BY1 Jul 2026
- PROGRAMME BEGINS4 Jul 2026
- PROGRAMME ENDS25 Jul 2026
China's Defence in the New Era
A 4-week course on the PLA's post-2015 modernisation, China's military-industrial complex, evolving doctrine, the Taiwan contingency, and India–China border dynamics — read through primary Chinese sources.
DATES- APPLY BY4 Nov 2026
- PROGRAMME BEGINS7 Nov 2026
- PROGRAMME ENDS28 Nov 2026
The American System: How the US Works
A 6-week course on American power, politics and society — the institutions that make domestic decisions, the machinery of foreign policy, the economic system that underwrites US influence abroad, and the societal fault lines running into the 2026 midterms.
DATES- EARLY BIRD31 Aug 2026 · ₹10,000 fee
- APPLY BY18 Sep 2026
- PROGRAMME BEGINS19 Sep 2026
- PROGRAMME ENDS24 Oct 2026