Strategic Studies
6 articles in this category.
AI in National Security: A Practitioner's View
How AI is changing national security — and what India needs to do to compete. A practitioner's view from 18+ years of building production AI and 8 years of strategic studies at Takshashila.
AI Sovereignty Is the New Stack Question: Why India, the EU, and the US Are Recompiling Their Technology Base
Three jurisdictions are rebuilding the technology base around AI sovereignty. A framework — drawn from Takshashila strategic studies and 18+ years of building production systems — for what sovereignty actually means when the stack is global.
Arthashastra for Founders: Kautilya's Statecraft Applied to Startups
What Kautilya's Arthashastra teaches startup founders. The Indian realist tradition applied to founder strategy, hiring, and competitive intelligence.
Cogitatum on Bringing Back India's Most Wanted: A 2018 Field Note
A 2018 field note from the Takshashila Cogitatum on Bringing Back India's Most Wanted. The legal, diplomatic, and operational tools for extraditing economic offenders and fugitives.
Inside Xi's China: A 2018 Field Note
A 2018 field note from the Takshashila Special Credit Course on Inside Xi's China. What the PRC under Xi Jinping looks like, and what it means for India and the Indo-Pacific.
Sovereign AI vs Open AI: The Real Choice for India
Sovereign AI is not a choice between isolation and openness. It is a choice about which layers of the stack are sovereign and which are open. The framework for India in 2026.