Sarthak Pradhan

Research & Policy Advisory

Research

TI

with Shambhavi Naik, Anisree Suresh, Arindam Goswami, Anupam Manur, Aditi Palo · Takshashila Report 2026-04

Towards India's US$ 2.6 Trillion Bioeconomy by 2047

2026 Update — Assessment, Progress, and New Recommendations

Council on Foreign Relations (USA)

India's Industrial Policies: Rejecting the Old Status Quo and Creating the New

with Pranay Kotasthane

Karnataka at the 16th Finance Commission: Concerns, Prospects, and a Way Forward

with Pranay Kotasthane, for Mercatus Center (USA)

India's Climb up the Innovation Ladder: Policy Enablers and Impediments

with Satya Sahu, Aditya Ramanathan, Pranay Kotasthane

The Techno-Economic Impact of the Israel-Hamas War

with Aarushi Kataria, Anupam Manur

Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis

with Manoj Kewalramani, Narayan Ramachandran, Anupam Manur

India's Opportunity to Displace China in Global Supply Chains

with Nitin Pai, Anupam Manur, Anirudh Kanisetti

A Pathway for Post-Pandemic Economic Reconstruction

with Anirudh Kanisetti, Pranav R. Satyanath

COVID-19: Lessons from the US in the Second World War

with Shankar Khasnis

Attracting Large Investments in the Post COVID-19 World

Policy Advisory

Comments to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change — Demand for Grants (DFGs) in the Union Budget

Op-eds & Writing

Deccan Herald

The making of a policy-literate citizen

The Print

Fixing power distribution can reduce India's energy vulnerability. Start with DISCOMs

The Print

Short-term work visas, long-term gains—How India-US can tackle immigration woes, boost ties

Deccan Herald

Policy tweaks can push private sector R&D

The Print

Why US is the ideal partner in India's manufacturing dream—and what the two nations must do

The Print

India's manufacturing sector is stagnant. Relying on PLI not enough, policies need a relook

The Print

India's fiscal imbalance isn't a North vs South problem. Here's what lies at the 'centre' of it

The Times of India

Why resource distribution is creating a North-South divide

The Hindu

The risk of small States' heavy reliance on the Union government

The Quint

Dear Govt of India, Here's Why a Cess Needs Impact Analysis Report

Deccan Herald

Making State Finance Commissions work

Deccan Herald

Looking beyond the Budget numbers to see if government schemes really work

Deccan Herald

GST compensation delay put onus on states to mobilise funds from their own sources better. Here's what they can do

Kannada Writing — ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ (Prajavani)

Media Mentions

The 1991 Project — Reform in Practice

Sarthak Pradhan on Deregulating Higher Education

Rediff.com — Interview

"The govt cannot release funds to states on request"

Teaching & Courses

A. Teaching at The Takshashila Institution — Instructor, Dec 2019–Present

• PP231: Microeconomics I
• PP232: Microeconomics II
• CP2: Economic Reasoning for Public Policy
• CP5: Economic Reasoning for Policy Analysis
• CP4: Complexity Science and Public Policy
• PP235: Introduction to Public Finance

B. Teaching Beyond Takshashila

Guest teaching and training across government, corporate, and academic settings — a selection:

• Government officials e.g. Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers — IRS Academy, NADT & IRS Academy, NACIN; Indian Economic Service (IES) officers
• Corporates e.g. AdFactors
• Fellowship programs e.g. DISOM Fellows, Teach For India
• University students e.g. KCLAS, Coimbatore

Book Upcoming

Fiscal Fables

A Citizen's Guide to Public Finance

By Sarthak Pradhan & Pranay Kotasthane · Penguin Business

A book that demystifies and explains India's public finances through relatable stories and examples, making this essential knowledge accessible to a general-interest reader.

Pre-order on Amazon