Sarthak Pradhan

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Written By Shruthi Badri

Sarthak is an Assistant Professor at the Takshashila Institution. He teaches economic reasoning and researches public finance. Before his foray into the public policy space, he was a faculty and content consultant for Edu-tech startups. He has also worked as a Senior Software Engineer with the Samsung R&D Institute.

Sarthak has completed the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Public Policy from the Takshashila Institution. He holds a dual degree (Bachelors in Electrical & Electronics and Masters in Physics) from BITS Pilani.

Email: sarthak@takshashila.org.in

Twitter: @PSarthak19

Sarthak’s Work

Latest Research

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Comments on Demand for Grants (DFGs) by Ministry of Science and Technology in the Union Budget (FY 2024-25)
Comments on Demand for Grants (DFGs) by Ministry of Science and Technology in the Union Budget (FY 2024-25)

By Sarthak Pradhan. Pradeep Mohandas and Shambhavi Naik

Takshashila Working Paper - The Techno-Economic Impact of the Israel-Hamas War
Takshashila Working Paper - The Techno-Economic Impact of the Israel-Hamas War

By Aditya Ramanathan, Pranay Kotasthane, Sarthak Pradhan, and Satya Sahu

Takshashila Policy Advisory - Time to Launch the US-India Trade Relationship into Another Orbit 
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Time to Launch the US-India Trade Relationship into Another Orbit 

By Narayan Ramachandran, Sarthak Pradhan, Anupam Manur and Pranay Kotasthane

Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Demand for Grants in theUnion Budget for FY 2023-24
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Demand for Grants in theUnion Budget for FY 2023-24

By Shambhavi Naik, Pradeep Mohandas, Sarthak Pradhan, Aditya Ramanathan, Harshit Kukreja and Saurabh Todi

Takshashila Case Study - Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis
Takshashila Case Study - Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis

By Aarushi Kataria, Anupam Manur and Sarthak Pradhan

Latest Commentaries

Commentary
Times of India | Why resource distribution is creating a North-South divide

By Sarthak Pradhan & Pranay Kotasthane

The Hindu | The risk of small States’ heavy reliance on the Union government

By Sarthak Pradhan

Fiscal Priorities for Sikkim

By Sarthak Pradhan

A look at the fiscal health of Goa

By Sarthak Pradhan

A focus on fiscal consolidation. But what next?

By Sarthak Pradhan

An analysis of measures to create jobs and boost industries : Union Budget 2022-23

By Sarthak Pradhan

Dear Govt of India, Here’s Why a Cess Needs Impact Analysis Report
Making State Finance Commissions work
An analysis of Social Security Measures : Union Budget 2021-22

By Sarthak Pradhan

Looking beyond the Budget numbers to see if government schemes really work
GST compensation delay put onus on states to mobilise funds from their own sources better. Here’s what they can do
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