Nitin Pai
Nitin Pai – Public Policy Leader & Strategic Speaker on Technology, Governance & Geopolitics
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bengaluru
english, hindi
10+ years
About Nitin Pai
Dr. Nitin Pai is director and co-founder of Takshashila Institution, a stand-alone public policy institution in Bangalore dedicated to high-standard research and education on governance, technology, and international affairs Takshashila's flagship Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) trains the next generation of policy leaders through rigorous exposure to ethics, economics, geopolitics, and defense strategy.
A former policymaker in Singapore, Pai spent over a decade defining telecom deregulation and rolling out broadband before returning to India in 2009 to begin Takshashila. Academic honors include the gold medal of the Lee Kuan Yew School of the National University of Singapore and an Nanyang Technological University scholarship. Pai regularly contributes to strategic discourse through columns in Business Standard and The Mint, and has taught government and military leaders at institutions like India’s Army War College and Brunei’s Institute of Strategic Studies.
Dr. Nitin Pai is director and co-founder of Takshashila Institution, a stand-alone public policy institution in Bangalore dedicated to high-standard research and education on governance, technology, and international affairs Takshashila's flagship Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) trains the next generation of policy leaders through rigorous exposure to ethics, economics, geopolitics, and defense strategy.
A former policymaker in Singapore, Pai spent over a decade defining telecom deregulation and rolling out broadband before returning to India in 2009 to begin Takshashila. Academic honors include the gold medal of the Lee Kuan Yew School of the National University of Singapore and an Nanyang Technological University scholarship. Pai regularly contributes to strategic discourse through columns in Business Standard and The Mint, and has taught government and military leaders at institutions like India’s Army War College and Brunei’s Institute of Strategic Studies.
Achievements
1. Co‑Founder & Director, Takshashila Institution, Bangalore (established 2009)
2. Gold Medalist, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS; NTU undergraduate scholar
3. Over 10 years of policy-making in Singapore's telecom and technology sector, involving submarine cable initiatives connecting Singapore with Chennai
4. Columnist, The Mint ("The Intersection") and contributor in Business Standard and Hindi media (Rajasthan Patrika)
5. Faculty member to civilian & military commanders at College of Defence Management, Army War College (India), and Institute of Strategic Studies, Brunei
1. Co‑Founder & Director, Takshashila Institution, Bangalore (established 2009)
2. Gold Medalist, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS; NTU undergraduate scholar
3. Over 10 years of policy-making in Singapore's telecom and technology sector, involving submarine cable initiatives connecting Singapore with Chennai
4. Columnist, The Mint ("The Intersection") and contributor in Business Standard and Hindi media (Rajasthan Patrika)
5. Faculty member to civilian & military commanders at College of Defence Management, Army War College (India), and Institute of Strategic Studies, Brunei
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Why Nitin Pai?
Nitin Pai brings the rare combination of policymaking, intellectual analysis, and educational leadership. As co-founder of Takshashila Institution, he has set up one of India's most respected platforms for public-policy training and strategic debate. His long experience with Singapore's telecom and tech reform—e.g., setting up undersea cable connectivity to India—brings a rare international and infrastructure-development perspective to his expertise.
His public outreach is affluent and yet simple. Whether he is writing every other week for The Mint column "The Intersection" or teaching senior defense officials, Pai takes scholarly concepts and brings them to actionable thought. Pai writes with authority on online governance, security strategy, and ethics catching up with technology in policy-making.
Booking Dr. Pai is an educator's breadth and a strategist's depth. He threads large-picture world problems with policy subtleties of India, making him ideal for think-tank roundtables, university lectures, company presentations, or government planning retreats. With his engaging narrative—often rounded out by stories from his cafe-style office in Bangalore's Church Street—he educates and energizes audiences equally.
Nitin Pai brings the rare combination of policymaking, intellectual analysis, and educational leadership. As co-founder of Takshashila Institution, he has set up one of India's most respected platforms for public-policy training and strategic debate. His long experience with Singapore's telecom and tech reform—e.g., setting up undersea cable connectivity to India—brings a rare international and infrastructure-development perspective to his expertise.
His public outreach is affluent and yet simple. Whether he is writing every other week for The Mint column "The Intersection" or teaching senior defense officials, Pai takes scholarly concepts and brings them to actionable thought. Pai writes with authority on online governance, security strategy, and ethics catching up with technology in policy-making.
Booking Dr. Pai is an educator's breadth and a strategist's depth. He threads large-picture world problems with policy subtleties of India, making him ideal for think-tank roundtables, university lectures, company presentations, or government planning retreats. With his engaging narrative—often rounded out by stories from his cafe-style office in Bangalore's Church Street—he educates and energizes audiences equally.
Talks About
1. High‑tech geopolitics: from networked societies to synthetic biology
2. India's strategic profile in the Indo‑Pacific
3. Defence economics, maritime strategy, and civilian–military governance
4. Public policy and institutional design: ethical reasoning
5. Tech policy and digital infrastructure in emerging economies
1. High‑tech geopolitics: from networked societies to synthetic biology
2. India's strategic profile in the Indo‑Pacific
3. Defence economics, maritime strategy, and civilian–military governance
4. Public policy and institutional design: ethical reasoning
5. Tech policy and digital infrastructure in emerging economies
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Nitin Pai
Nitin Pai – Public Policy Leader & Strategic Speaker on Technology, Governance & Geopolitics
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Yes. Dr. Nitin Pai addresses policy conferences, academic institutions, government committees, and corporate training programs regularly on topics of tech policy, defence economics, and governance.
4. What topics can Nitin Pai be invited to address?
He gives speeches on high-tech geopolitics (AI, networked societies), India's role in the Indo-Pacific, defense economics, ethical thought in policy, and digital infrastructure and governance challenges.
1. How to hire Nitin Pai for an event through engage4more?
If you want to book Nitin Pai, all you have to do is just fill up the speaker request form on engage4more. We will take care of Dr. Pai's availability, session type (keynote, panel, workshop), and arrangements.
2. What is the fee for Nitin Pai to speak?
His fees vary depending on event type, audience, location, and format. Please request a customized quote from engage4more.
3. Can I hire Nitin Pai for corporate, academic, or government functions?
Yes. Dr. Nitin Pai addresses policy conferences, academic institutions, government committees, and corporate training programs regularly on topics of tech policy, defence economics, and governance.
4. What topics can Nitin Pai be invited to address?
He gives speeches on high-tech geopolitics (AI, networked societies), India's role in the Indo-Pacific, defense economics, ethical thought in policy, and digital infrastructure and governance challenges.