Mr @pranaykotas Deputy Director, @TakshashilaInst spoke on how building a semiconductor ecosystem is a multi-decadal journey. He highlighted India’s semiconductor industry’s defence potential, ecosystem challenges, and lessons from global “catch-up” models.

Is the Constitution India's Minimum Viable Product? Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Public Policy student, Ishaan, examines Indian democracy through the eyes of a product manager in his latest blog post. He writes: "Our founding leaders were the first product team of India. B.

In this episode of All Things Policy, Abhishek Kadiyala is in conversation with Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd.) to discuss emerging signs of democratic backsliding in the United States. Spotify: https://t.co/wxhUb5DSiV Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/hT0IVhfxNo YouTube:

In this episode of #AttentionSpan, Abhishek Kadiyala (@AbhishekSocials) looks at rising tension between the White House and the military. A clash between Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior leaders triggered resignations. National Guard deployments to opposition-run cities are

Our NASP-2 Fellows are shaping the conversation on Pakistan’s strategic direction. Priyanka Sharma’s analysis appears in The Print (@ThePrintIndia) and IDSA (@IDSAIndia), while Prashant Singh (@Prashant3855)’s commentary features in India’s World (@IndiasWorld_mag) and Eurasia

"Perhaps one could assume that the Constitution, despite its contradictions, aspires to be a living contract– one that evolves through participation, dissent, and reinterpretation. Maybe its true strength lies not in fixed consent but in its capacity to keep negotiating the terms

4 DAYS TO GO! OpenTakshashila invites you to a discussion “Should India Look Beyond Main Battle Tanks?” Speakers: Amit Kumar (@am_i_t_kumar), Satya S. Sahu (@aytas_too_much), and Vikrant Shinde. Moderator: Shobhankita Reddy (@shobhankita) 🗓️ Friday, 14 November 🕖 7:00 PM –

Anupam Manur (@anupammanur) writes in @timesofindia that Zohran Mamdani’s New York win isn’t a takedown of capitalism. He says it’s a story of immigrants backing opportunity, not socialism, and that many of Mamdani’s big-ticket promises collapse under basic economic scrutiny.

Ready to shape India’s future? Join the next Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) cohort. GCPP's Advanced Public Policy specialisation is more than a programme. It's the start of a journey to understand how the Indian State works and how to make it work better. It equips

From chai in Delhi to chaos in D.C..... All Things Policy spills the global tea. Streaming daily. Tune in now. YouTube: https://t.co/nK6z6bDk5b Spotify: https://t.co/GGKEEkxMhf Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/0txZyLaOZZ @shobhankita @aishwaria_s @winigrg6 @SDMUNI

HAPPENING TODAY AT 7 PM ON OPENTAKSHASHILA! While there is extensive literature studying Pakistan's policies and motivations over the decades, there is a limited understanding of the architecture of India's Grand Strategy towards Pakistan. Individual events, military actions,

On 30 October 2025, the Takshashila Institution hosted an insightful conversation with Bruno Macaes (@MacaesBruno), author of the book “World Builders: Technology and the New Geopolitics”, in dialogue with Nitin Pai (@acorn), Director of the Takshashila Institution. The

OpenTakshashila invites you to a discussion “Should India Look Beyond Main Battle Tanks?” Speakers: Amit Kumar (@am_i_t_kumar), Satya S. Sahu (@aytas_too_much), and Vikrant Shinde. Moderator: Shobhankita Reddy (@shobhankita) 🗓️ Friday, 14 November 🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM 🔗 RSVP

Why do governments, even with the best minds and the noblest intentions, so often get it wrong? Taking the route to Whitehall, Vanshika Saraf and Maria Ann Philip discuss the book The Blunders of Our Governments by Anthony King and Ivor Crewe, an enriching study of Britain’s

In this episode of All Things Policy, Leah Govias and Astha Rastogi discuss the state of teacher training in government schools: what’s working, what isn’t, and how policy can do better. From the promise of DIETs to new models like mentorship programs and digital learning

A true post-Diwali double dhamaka! Delighted to be at @bduonline for the 5-day Training Workshop on Open Source GIS - delivering the keynote address and the opening special lecture. Spoke on the power of open-source geospatial tech, open datasets, and their role in shaping

Anushka Saxena (@SaxenaAnushka_) writes for @timesofindia on the uneasy calm in US-China trade ties. Even as Washington and Beijing tout “consensus,” China’s messaging has been more defiant than diplomatic. Beneath the talk of resilience lies a quiet concession — the US has

@aytas_too_much and I write for @ThePrintIndia on why India must look beyond Main Battle Tanks. The piece is an extract from our recent paper for @TakshashilaInst.

A few months ago, the world witnessed a historic breakthrough in Earth observation technology with the successful launch of the NISAR satellite, a landmark joint mission by NASA and ISRO. More than just another step forward in space exploration, NISAR marks the beginning of a new

Adya Madhavan (@adyamadhavan) writes for @the_hindu on Trump’s nuclear gamble. Trump’s talk of resuming nuclear testing risks undoing decades of hard-won arms control. But if handled wisely, it could instead revive the very disarmament regimes it threatens. With the NPT up for