Research
Our research focuses on Advanced Biology, High-Tech Geopolitics, Strategic Studies, Indo-Pacific Studies, Economic Policy, Advanced Military Technologies & Geospatial Research.
![Takshashila Working Paper - The Techno-Economic Impact of the Israel-Hamas War](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1701837777144-UWVRJ0TYM3I2FLDYA1UQ/DALL%C2%B7E+2023-12-06+10.12.22+-+A+high-resolution+image+for+a+working+paper+on+the+techno-economic+impact+of+the+conflict+in+Israel+and+Palestine.+The+image+should+subtly+represent+t.png)
Takshashila Working Paper - The Techno-Economic Impact of the Israel-Hamas War
By Aditya Ramanathan, Pranay Kotasthane, Sarthak Pradhan, and Satya Sahu
![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
![Takshashila SlideDoc - China’s Quest for Innovation and Technological Advancement](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1689566428129-LCQ9H2J7R2KZBB8RULAZ/image-asset.jpeg)
Takshashila SlideDoc - China’s Quest for Innovation and Technological Advancement
By Saurabh Todi and Pranay Kotasthane
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Time to Launch the US-India Trade Relationship into Another Orbit ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1684167987879-6BH6HPZ9OH1H4GXML5QE/indiaunitedstatesflagshsent-1140x684.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Time to Launch the US-India Trade Relationship into Another Orbit
By Narayan Ramachandran, Sarthak Pradhan, Anupam Manur and Pranay Kotasthane
![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
![Think20 Policy Brief - The Case for a G20-Led Climate Change Relocation Insurance System](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1683096264661-6ZOVVNTXB1ZOIDM9VG0E/unsplash-image-96iwiAxOuJw.jpg)
Think20 Policy Brief - The Case for a G20-Led Climate Change Relocation Insurance System
By Shrikrishna Upadhyaya and Pranay Kotasthane
![Takshashila Issue Brief - The Sudan Situation & India’s Diaspora Evacuation Strategy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1682239447889-RS8URBYI1Q8RWH3SSHV5/unsplash-image-ClhMGB46DbQ.jpg)
Takshashila Issue Brief - The Sudan Situation & India’s Diaspora Evacuation Strategy
By Shrikrishna Upadhyaya
![Takshashila Issue Brief - AI Race Must Not Overlook AI Hardware](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1679370929452-MJVCFL7P3P1CZ7QX1WNO/unsplash-image-aQYgUYwnCsM.jpg)
![Takshashila Position - On Developing an Indigenous Mobile Operating System](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1675448104452-3D6EI4152VT3QL02NU4S/Phone.png)
![Takshashila Issue Brief - The Rare Earth Elements Opportunity for India](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1675250091984-TQQ3HVWF8L7A0XD7XC2G/unsplash-image-jxqTaXF5WmY.jpg)
Takshashila Issue Brief - The Rare Earth Elements Opportunity for India
By Shrikrishna Upadhyaya
![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
![Takshashila Issue Brief - Reform Inter-State Water Sharing before Water Trading](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1665744955352-CKBOGZ90TL47FRD28M1U/unsplash-image-hAtO0fEU4Gg.jpg)
Takshashila Issue Brief - Reform Inter-State Water Sharing before Water Trading
By Shrikrishna Upadhyaya
![Takshashila Issue Brief - Killing of al-Zawahiri Raises More Questions than Provides Answers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1659696708587-Z5HQTMPPT9AT5QGUF0Y3/unsplash-image-PEJHULxUHZs.jpg)
Takshashila Issue Brief - Killing of al-Zawahiri Raises More Questions than Provides Answers
By Shrikrishna Upadhyaya
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft Battery Swapping Policy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1655189291808-4J8WE5SODXEBT67U2ZKJ/evbattery.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft Battery Swapping Policy
By Pranaav Gupta, Aparajith Raman, Narsimh Kamath, Saurabh Chandra, Pranay Kotasthane and Aakanksha Joshi
![Harnessing Trade Policy to Build India’s Semiconductor Industry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653918306013-3IG369PPZ0QY4JB35WR4/takshashila-india-semiconductor-industry.jpg)
Harnessing Trade Policy to Build India’s Semiconductor Industry
By Pranay Kotasthane and Arjun Gargeyas
![Takshashila Issue Paper - The Semiconductor Question in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1649749718690-CK8ZO52NCB3GV7SIJ04Y/chips-with-russian-flags-on-them.jpeg)
Takshashila Issue Paper - The Semiconductor Question in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
By Arjun Gargeyas, Aditya Pareek and Pranay Kotasthane
![Complement to Succeed: A Case for India-Taiwan Collaboration on Semiconductors](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1646805988848-9QS61RAL9Y4DMSS2XFON/TSMC+semiconductors.jpg)
Complement to Succeed: A Case for India-Taiwan Collaboration on Semiconductors
By Arjun Gargeyas and Pranay Kotasthane
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Demand for Grants in the Union Budget for FY 2022-23](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1646738320616-QOIYZHEXX92CAUTXCKVP/Budget.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Demand for Grants in the Union Budget for FY 2022-23
By Shambhavi Naik, Pradeep Mohandas, Sarthak Pradhan, Aditya Ramanathan, Aditya Pareek and Pranay Kotasthane
![Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - India's Semiconductor Ecosystem: A SWOT Analysis](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1647410912379-PUVKBSM2MMR84ULYNPLE/Semiconductor.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - India's Semiconductor Ecosystem: A SWOT Analysis
By Samparna Tripathy, Anup Rajput, Amol Sarin and Pranay Kotasthane
![Siliconpolitik: The Case for a Quad Semiconductor Partnership](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1654609474726-SAEF4S760CI9PJ28XF5H/Semicon.jpg)