Henry Dixson is a visiting fellow at the Australian National University, and postdoctoral research fellow at Western Sydney University’s node of the Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology.

Avinash is a research analyst working with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at the Takshashila Institution. He investigates emerging and critical technologies, such as clean energy and aerospace, as well as their impact on geopolitics. He also focuses on enhancing India's innovation and R&D ecosystem.

Ananya Venkateswaran is an intern at the Takshashila Institution with a keen interest in public policy. She is a rising high school junior at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi, with roots in India, the US, and the UAE. Her global lens greatly influences the work she does at Takshashila, including research, outreach, and writing.

Akshaya Venkatakrishnan is a research intern for the Indo-Pacific Studies Program at the Takshashila Institution. She is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University, The Hague and has a prior background in law.

Vanshika Saraf is a Research Analyst for the Indo-Pacific Studies Program at the Takshashila Institution. She has an M.A in International Relations from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and an M.A in Applied Sociology from St. Andrew’s University, Osaka, Japan. She has been a fellow of the Global Leaders’ Alliance Fellowship and a research fellow at the Alliance Centre for Eurasian Studies at Alliance University, Bengaluru

Wg Cdr Amit Gaur is a serving officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). He was commissioned in 2008 in the Helicopter fleet of the IAF. Currently, he is associated with The Takshashila Institution as a research scholar, pursuing study of Ancient Indian Epic Mahabharata.

Josiah W Neal is an alumnus of the Australian Government New Colombo Plan Scholarship Program and was a Visiting Research Analyst at The Takshashila Institution in 2023.

Anupriya Mohta is an Adjunct Research Scholar at The Takshashila Institution and she contributes to the 20 Million Jobs Project. Equipped with a Master’s in Marketing from the University of Manchester, Anupriya has been working with Social Entrepreneurs as a Brand and Operations consultant outside of her day job where she helps tech products scale meaningfully.

Abhiram is a Senior CAD Engineer in one of the largest semiconductor firms in the world. He is also a tech policy enthusiast having taken the GCTP course offered by Takshashila. His interest primarily is in the semiconductor industry, its role as a national power and the geopolitics surrounding it.

Lakshmi is engaged as the Assistant Admin Manager at Takshashila Institution. She has prior experience in human resources and recruitment in the IT/ ITES industry.

Shivakumar Ramesh works as the Manager (Finance) at the Takshashila Institution.

Revati Gandekar is a final year B.Sc Economics student at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. She's interested in public policy, developmental economics, and geopolitical issues.

Miheer Karandikar is a final year BSc Economics student at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He's interested in environmental economics, high-tech geopolitics, and issues the Indian economy faces.

Daniel is a research assistant at the National Security College focusing on biotechnology at the Australian National University. He is concurrently completing his honours in medical science at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, also at the Australian National University.

Dirk is a Geotechnology Research Fellow jointly at the National Security College and School of Global Governance and Regulation at the Australian National University. He focuses on the geopolitics of technology and economic competition.

Amit Kumar is a Staff Research Analyst with the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution. His research interests include China’s domestic policy and China’s Foreign policy, India-China relations. His long-term project at the Takshashila focuses on the Chinese economy and India-China trade relations.

Anushka Saxena is a Staff Research Analyst with Takshashila’s Indo-Pacific Studies Programme. Her research focuses on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and its reforms, China-Taiwan Relations, and India’s Foreign Policy. She also curates the weekly Newsletter, ‘Eye on China’. She tweets @SaxenaAnushka_.

Rakshith Shetty is a Research Analyst with the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution. His long-term project at Takshashila is working on China's Domestic Policies on Green Energy Capacities and Technologies, with a particular emphasis on their implications for India. His research interests span across Chinese politics, green technology, and the intricate dynamics of India-China relations.

Nitin Pai is co-founder and director of the Takshashila Institution, an independent centre for research and education in public policy. His current research includes the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific; defence economics and the politics of radically networked societies.