Research
Our research focuses on Advanced Biology, High-Tech Geopolitics, Strategic Studies, Indo-Pacific Studies, Economic Policy, Advanced Military Technologies & Geospatial Research.
![Narrative Dominance, Information Warfare and the Freedom to Think](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1707121280744-V7HF76SSSCL0YQO1TLF3/image-asset.jpeg)
![Takshashila Discussion Document - A Pathway to AI Governance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1701060530245-2ZTN38YKQV580C2BBTJK/AI+Governance.png)
Takshashila Discussion Document - A Pathway to AI Governance
By Bharath Reddy, Nitin Pai, Rijesh Panicker, Satya S. Sahu, Sridhar Krishna
![Book Chapter - Interrogating Power and Legitimacy in the Information Age from an Indian Perspective](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1684127877370-55U3CJYI99DP9JOKU1YG/image-asset.jpeg)
Book Chapter - Interrogating Power and Legitimacy in the Information Age from an Indian Perspective
By Pranay Kotasthane and Nitin Pai
![Takshashila Report - An Open Tech Strategy for India (A Working Draft)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1671791502813-R6I1HCF389VP3YZ8B2QA/OS.png)
Takshashila Report - An Open Tech Strategy for India (A Working Draft)
By Apar Gupta, Arjun Gargeyas, Bharath Reddy, Kailash Nadh, Nitin Pai, Pranay Kotasthane, Rushubh Mehta, Saurabh Chandra and Venkatesh Hariharan
![IPPR Journal Article - A Brief Economic History of Swadeshi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1654928718510-J46HHJFK220D2W56AGPF/swadeshi-movement-4.jpg)
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Managed Reopening After Lockdown: Recommendations for State Governments](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1647411569598-5EARJV5NI93J7AZEUMOG/Reopening+after+lockdown.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Managed Reopening After Lockdown: Recommendations for State Governments
By Nitin Pai, Shambhavi Naik and Pranay Kotasthane
![Book Chapter - The Other Pakistan: Understanding the Military-Jihadi Complex](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1663244753661-2NTF692XW82G4NXFNUIW/unsplash-image-cfHLa-xciNk.jpg)
Book Chapter - The Other Pakistan: Understanding the Military-Jihadi Complex
By Pranay Kotasthane, Guru Aiyar and Nitin Pai
![Book Chapter - Individual Liberty vs Public Security in a Radically Networked Society](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1663245114459-K8Z9UAZG1PXLCJRQU1GL/unsplash-image-MOO6k3RaiwE.jpg)
Book Chapter - Individual Liberty vs Public Security in a Radically Networked Society
By Pranay Kotasthane and Nitin Pai
![Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - An Analytical Framework of Climate Change and National Security](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653412125857-Z16Q8NJQBVT9FFJK42II/climate.jpg)
![Takshashila Discussion Document - The India-Pakistan Conflict Escalation Framework](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653448307034-7UHBP89CHATCLO3JHAK3/ind-pak.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion Document - The India-Pakistan Conflict Escalation Framework
By Pranay Kotasthane, Pavan Srinath, Nitin Pai and Varun Ramachandra
![Takshashila Working Paper - ICT Governance Agenda For BRICS: An Eightfold Path](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653448586595-OM7I51VNEBYSE3LLUVNK/brics.jpg)
Takshashila Working Paper - ICT Governance Agenda For BRICS: An Eightfold Path
By Pranay Kotasthane and Nitin Pai
![Takshashila Discussion Document - The Eightfold Path to Nuclear Fuel Supply Security](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653448651418-RH4FW3TQ2PNU0Z2P4B0Q/nuclear-fuel-m.png)
Takshashila Discussion Document - The Eightfold Path to Nuclear Fuel Supply Security
By Nitin Pai and Pranay Kotasthane
![Book Chapter - Promoting Human Rights in the Indo-Pacific](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1663245978060-8BEMKH52MPM7CX5DQWF1/unsplash-image-EYDlkEskTjs.jpg)
Book Chapter - Promoting Human Rights in the Indo-Pacific
By Nitin Pai and Sushant K Singh
![Book Chapter - Politics of Radically Networked Societies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1663245573187-TXNFXLQ2EG17UA897P1D/unsplash-image-M5tzZtFCOfs.jpg)
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Helping Karnataka’s Industries Reach New Heights](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653449791480-LANH3POFMRD3239ONXQ1/kar.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Helping Karnataka’s Industries Reach New Heights
By Pavan Srinath, Nitin Pai, Narayan Ramachandran and Varsha Ramachandran
![Book Chapter - India and International Norms](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1663246383062-5CVMYOEGB8W1UBO6P90E/unsplash-image-nXt5HtLmlgE.jpg)
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Making Publicly-funded Research Accessible to the Public](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1662136103229-YZ8XA6I5DLMKKFRRPP4U/unsplash-image-3mt71MKGjQ0.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Making Publicly-funded Research Accessible to the Public
By Nitin Pai and Pavan Srinath
![Book Chapter - Non-state Threats to India’s Maritime Security](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1663243999796-84MUYULNUTBDY9CYDZS4/unsplash-image-1cqIcrWFQBI.jpg)