High-Tech Geopolitics Programme

The High-Technology Geopolitics Programme explores the geopolitics of technology from an Indian national interest perspective.

About the Programme

Nations are vying for dominance in several critical and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, semiconductors, telecommunications, and cybersecurity, to gain a strategic advantage. Rivalries between major powers are intensifying as they invest in research and development, IP protection, and industrial policies.

Developing countries like India are also striving to enhance their capabilities. The HTG Programme works on navigating these issues while balancing growth, security, ethics, and international cooperation as crucial factors responsible for shaping the future of emerging technologies and the geopolitics associated with them.

Our work on formulating a Techno-Strategic Doctrine for India lays out imperatives, objectives, and approaches to thinking about technology and strategy.

Our Areas of Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Our research analyses the AI value chain, spanning data, compute, models, and applications, to identify strategic opportunities within a contested geopolitical landscape.

Dive into our work on A Pathway To AI Governance, State Of AI Governance, 2024, A Primer on AI Chips and AI Adoption.

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Semiconductor Geopolitics

Takshashila’s Siliconpolitik Project tries to answer how semiconductors play a role in changing the global technology landscape and what role India can play in it. Our work spans the semiconductor IC ecosystem, metals and materials used in producing electronics, and the broader electronics ecosystem.

Read about our SWOT Analysis of India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem.

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Strategic Minerals and Materials

Strategic minerals & materials, including rare earth elements, have significant strategic and commercial applications. Considering the post-pandemic geopolitical and economic trends, the global rare earths supply chain offers a precious opportunity for India to emerge as a rare earths supplier for the world.

Read about our Rare Earths Strategy for India.

Open Technology

Open technologies can help India achieve techno-strategic autonomy, economic growth, technology leadership, and skill development. This includes open source software, open source hardware, open data, open standards and open networks.

Read about our Open Tech Strategy for India

Advanced Computing

This initiative is aimed at understanding the geopolitics of high-speed and quantum computing, evaluating India’s strengths and weaknesses in these fields, and proposing policies to give India an advantage.

Read our research on Building India’s Quantum Ecosystem

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Technology is no longer just a tool; it’s at the centre of national power, economic growth, and societal change. This raises important questions for all of us: What will it take to strengthen India’s own research and development ecosystem? How can we build technology responsibly and anticipate its unintended consequences? Why are technology and national power increasingly part of the same conversation?

Takshashila’s 12-week technology and policy course is designed to enable participants to answer such questions. It equips technologists, lawyers, civil society, and policymakers with the knowledge and skills to understand the economics of tech platforms, navigate the political economy, find an ethical orientation, and lead the public discourse. Participants will gain the skills and frameworks to create technology responsibly, advancing the public interest alongside business interests.

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