about the center

Carnegie India, founded in 2016 and based in New Delhi, is part of a robust global network that includes over 170 scholars. The center focuses primarily on three interrelated topics: technology and society, political economy, and security studies. Led by Indian experts with decades of policy experience, Carnegie India engages with governments, policymakers, academics, students, industries, practitioners, and civil society to provide insightful and fresh analysis on India’s pressing challenges and its rising global role.

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Our Programs

Our scholars engage with governments, policymakers, academics, students, industries, practitioners, and civil society to provide insightful and fresh analysis on India’s pressing challenges and its rising global role.

Our Programs

Our scholars engage with governments, policymakers, academics, students, industries, practitioners, and civil society to provide insightful and fresh analysis on India’s pressing challenges and its rising global role.

Program

Political Economy

This program studies contemporary developments in India’s political economy, with a view towards understanding and informing India’s developmental choices. Scholars in the program analyze economic and regulatory policies, design and working of public institutions, interfaces between politics and the economy, and performance of key sectors of the economy such as finance and land.

Program

Political Economy

This program studies contemporary developments in India’s political economy, with a view towards understanding and informing India’s developmental choices. Scholars in the program analyze economic and regulatory policies, design and working of public institutions, interfaces between politics and the economy, and performance of key sectors of the economy such as finance and land.

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Security Studies

India’s evolving role in regional and global security is shaped by complex dynamics. Experts in the Security Studies Program examine India’s position in this world order through informed analyses of its foreign and security policies, focusing on the relationship with China, the securitization of borders, and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific.

Program

Security Studies

India’s evolving role in regional and global security is shaped by complex dynamics. Experts in the Security Studies Program examine India’s position in this world order through informed analyses of its foreign and security policies, focusing on the relationship with China, the securitization of borders, and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific.

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Technology and Society

This program addresses five key areas: data governance and privacy; strategic technologies including semiconductors and defense; emerging technologies like AI and biosafety; digital public infrastructure with a focus on rapid development and inter-state dialogue; and strategic partnerships such as the India-U.S. Initiative on Critical & Emerging Technology and the EU-India Trade and Technology Council.

Program

Technology and Society

This program addresses five key areas: data governance and privacy; strategic technologies including semiconductors and defense; emerging technologies like AI and biosafety; digital public infrastructure with a focus on rapid development and inter-state dialogue; and strategic partnerships such as the India-U.S. Initiative on Critical & Emerging Technology and the EU-India Trade and Technology Council.

We provide unbiased analysis to decisionmakers

Our scholars generate strategic ideas and independent analysis to help inform countries, institutions, and leaders as they take on the most difficult global problems.

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Global Technology Summit

The Global Technology Summit—Carnegie India’s annual flagship event, co-hosted with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India—brings together industry experts, policymakers, scientists, and other stakeholders from all over the world to deliberate on the changing nature of technology and geopolitics.

The ninth edition of the Global Technology Summit, themed "Sambhavna," is set to take place in New Delhi from April 10-12, 2025. Register here to attend the public sessions on April 11 and 12: https://globaltechnologysummit.com/

Interpreting India

Voices from India and around the globe to unpack how technology, the economy, and foreign policy impact India’s relationship with the world.

In the Media

Carnegie India’s scholars actively engage in policy discussions across various platforms to provide new perspectives on contemporary global issues.

In the Media

Carnegie India’s scholars actively engage in policy discussions across various platforms to provide new perspectives on contemporary global issues.

In The Media
in the media
With Summer Approaching, Will the India-China Border Still See Friction Post-Disengagement?

The statements coming out of India and China indicate that they are looking to construct a new modus vivendi for their relationship.

The Indian Express
In The Media
in the media
Modi-Trump Summit: Could a Trade Agreement take the Sting out of Tariffs?

During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Washington, President Donald Trump displayed a firm stance on tariffs but showed openness to deeper coordination on other strategic issues.

StratNews Global
In The Media
in the media
The NDTV Dialogues on the India-U.S. Relationship

A discussion on the evolving India-U.S. relationship following Prime Minister Modi and President Trump's meeting, examining its future trajectory.

In The Media
in the media
Why France Matters to India, and What Delhi can Expect From Trump 2.0

As PM Modi embarked on important and back-to-back visits to France and the US, IW interviewed Arun K Singh, to gauge the importance of the India-France strategic partnership in a turbulent world and what New Delhi’s approach to the new White House should be.

India's World

We host events to unpack the most difficult global challenges

Carnegie’s regular series of global public events, both virtual and in person, bring together top experts to discuss and debate pressing threats to global security and provide solutions.

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Security Studies Seminar with Avtar Singh Bhasin
December 12, 2024
  • Avtar Singh Bhasin
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West Asia Today: Actors, Interests, and Prospects
November 26, 2024
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