About Us
Founded in 2016, Carnegie India, based in New Delhi, is part of a robust global network that includes over 150 scholars in Asia, Beirut, Brussels, Berlin, and Washington. The center focuses primarily on three interrelated programs: technology and society, political economy, and security studies. Led by Indian experts with decades of international and domestic 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 the rising role of India in the world.
About Us
Founded in 2016, Carnegie India, based in New Delhi, is part of a robust global network that includes over 150 scholars in Asia, Beirut, Brussels, Berlin, and Washington. The center focuses primarily on three interrelated programs: technology and society, political economy, and security studies. Led by Indian experts with decades of international and domestic 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 the rising role of India in the world.
Our Priorities
Our Priorities
Political Economy
Examination of issues around land markets, agricultural markets, public finance policies and systems, and state institutional capacity, with an emphasis on enforcement functions.
Political Economy
Examination of issues around land markets, agricultural markets, public finance policies and systems, and state institutional capacity, with an emphasis on enforcement functions.
Security Studies
Tracking of India’s proposed strategic transformation, specifically the balancing of continental and maritime commitments; its military modernization under fiscal constraints; its technological innovations; and its efforts to enhance the capacity of the national security state.
Security Studies
Tracking of India’s proposed strategic transformation, specifically the balancing of continental and maritime commitments; its military modernization under fiscal constraints; its technological innovations; and its efforts to enhance the capacity of the national security state.
Technology and Society
The program seeks to understand the reciprocal effects technology and society have on each other. It focuses on the future of data, encryption, digital currencies and payments; and norms and rules that may shape global technology governance.
Technology and Society
The program seeks to understand the reciprocal effects technology and society have on each other. It focuses on the future of data, encryption, digital currencies and payments; and norms and rules that may shape global technology governance.
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Rudra Chaudhuri
Rudra Chaudhuri is the director of Carnegie India. His research focuses on the diplomatic history of South Asia, contemporary security issues, and the important role of emerging technologies and digital public infrastructure in diplomacy, statecraft, and development. He and his team at Carnegie India chair and convene the Global Technology Summit, co-hosted with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
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Working at Carnegie India
Carnegie India seeks to attract scholars and staff with an interest in working on challenging issues at the forefront of domestic and international Indian policy. The center’s global network uniquely provides scholars and staff an opportunity to collaborate and connect with like-minded individuals around the world. Carnegie India takes pride in offering scholars an avenue to pursue research in their chosen areas of focus and interest.
Internships at Carnegie India
Carnegie India provides paid internships to undergraduate and postgraduate students whose focus is either economics, government, social sciences, or law. Interns have the opportunity to work alongside senior scholars on important issues across Carnegie India’s priority areas. At the end of their internship, individuals will be equipped with the research skills necessary to tackle some of most challenging policy issues facing India today.