What are the new national security threats India will face amid a global pandemic? How can it anticipate these threats and prepare for them? Pranay Kotasthane and Aditya Ramanathan talk to Manoj Kewalramani about the new international and domestic challenges...
Nitin Pai spoke at a panel discussion on climate change and national security at the TERI-KAS Resource Dialogue in New Delhi from 20th-22nd February, 2020. The discussion was chaired by Ajai Shukla (Senior Journalist and Retired Colonel, Indian Army). The...
By Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon An edited version of this essay appeared first in the India Foundation Journal Vol. VII Issue No. 4, July-August, 2019 Download the Essay in PDF Unity in diversity provides utmost strength for India’s national...
Download the doctrine here Yogakshema बलं शक्ति: | सुखं सिद्धि:| Strength is power. And well-being is the goal. (Arthashastra, 6:2-31,32) To create and defend a conducive environment for yogakshema (well-being, prosperity, and happiness) of all Indians. At this stage of India’s...
The Takshashila Institution is proud to launch a new certification programme, the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies (GCSS), which will be conducted online. The programme is designed for working professionals which can be taken from anywhere in the world, and...
By Nitin Pai and Pranay Kotasthane Download the book chapter in PDF [214 KB] The debate of liberty versus security gains special significance in India with the emergence of Radically Networked Societies (RNSs). A Radically Networked Society is defined as...
By Nitin Pai Download the slides as PDF [680 KB] Climate change has emerged as an important threat multiplier across the world. The instability brought forth by climate change has resulted in natural disasters, droughts and resource shortages in several...
Download the Blue Paper in PDF[526kB] This Blue Paper on the contemporary role of airpower was prepared as a result of discussions with AVM Arjun Subramaniam. The discussions were held as part of Takshashila’s Bangalore Fellows Programme. The Blue Paper...
The Takshashila Institution successfully began the first phase of the Bangalore Fellows Programme, at their office in Ulsoor, Bangalore. The Bangalore Fellows Programme is an initiative by Takshashila which endeavours to bring the most talented scholars and intellectuals to Bangalore...
Mr Vikram Sood, former head of India’s foreign intelligence agency, the R&AW visited Takshashila on 12th February 2016. Mr Sood has served in the Indian Postal service and is currently an advisor to the Observer Research Foundation.The discussion revolved around...
