Astha Rastogi

Astha Rastogi is Programme Manager for Defence and Foreign Affairs at the Takshashila Institution. She brings over seven years of experience in public policy, research, and programme management across sectors such as agriculture, health, education, and digital governance.

Before joining Takshashila, she was a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young, where she worked with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on policy design and implementation, including contributing to the AgriStack blueprint and drafting inputs for the Digital Data Protection Act. She has also worked with India Health Action Trust, Confederation of Indian Industry, and the National Law School of India University on projects involving the Right to Food, labour law compliance, and state capacity in service delivery.

She holds a Master’s degree in Development from Azim Premji University.