Carnegie India · New Delhi

Konark
Bhandari

Technology Policy — semiconductors, space, export controls, and strategic partnerships across the Indo-Pacific.

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About

I am a Fellow at Carnegie India, where I lead the Technology and Society Program, and where my research focuses on the geopolitics of emerging technology ecosystems — spanning semiconductor supply chains, space governance, export control regimes, and the technological dimensions of India's strategic partnerships with the United States, European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

My work sits at the nexus of technology policy, economic statecraft, and great-power competition. I advise governments, industry, and multilateral institutions on how strategic technology decisions shape alliance dynamics across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

My writing appears in Carnegie's publications, major international outlets, and on my Substack, where I examine the policy architectures underlying global tech competition.

Semiconductor Policy Export Controls & BIS Space Governance Digital Trade Antitrust & Competition AUKUS & Quad iCET / INDUS-X Supply Chain Security US–India TTC Critical Minerals
Carnegie India
Fellow, and Lead - Technology & Society Program
Substack
Independent Commentary & Analysis
Media
Quoted in international press outlets on tech policy - The Economist, Financial Times, and BBC
Speaking
Conferences, Track II dialogues, think-tank convenings

Technology has become the central arena of geopolitical competition — and India stands at its crossroads.

Carnegie India · Technology & Geopolitics
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Research

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Carnegie India
Geopolitics
India Signs the Pax Silica - A Counter to Pax Sinica?
March 2026
India's World
Tech Policy
India's Coming Tech Revolution and What It Means for The World
February 2026
Carnegie India
Semiconductors
Revisiting the Usage of Refurbished Equipment in India's Semiconductor Ecosystem
October 2025
Carnegie India
Semiconductors
India's Semiconductor Mission: The Story So Far
August 2025
Carnegie India
Antitrust & Competition
Assessing the Nine Anti-competitive Practices Under India's Draft Digital Competition Bill
August 2025
Council on Foreign Relations
Export Controls
Export Controls: Balancing the Tensions Between Indian and U.S. Priorities
June 2025
Carnegie India
UK–India Partnership
The U.K. and India: Ideas for Change
May 2025
Carnegie India
US–India Tech
The U.S.-India TRUST: Advancing Semiconductor Supply Chains
April 2025
Carnegie India
Antitrust & Competition
Assessing the Need for a New Draft Digital Competition Bill in the Indian Context
February 2025
Carnegie India
Domestic Policy
A Tech Policy Planning Guide for India — Beyond the First 100 Days
November 2024
Carnegie India
iCET & Strategic Tech
The U.S.–India iCET from 2022 to 2025: Assessment, Learnings, and the Way Forward
October 2024
Carnegie India
Export Controls
U.S.-India Tech Partnership Through the Lens of U.S. Export Controls
September 2024
Carnegie India
Defence & Supply Security
India Signs a Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) with the United States: What Can We Expect?
September 2024

Semiconductor supply chains are no longer a matter of industrial policy — they are a matter of national security.

Export Controls & Strategic Technology
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Writing & Commentary

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The alliances being forged today — across the Quad, iCET, and the TTC — will define the technology order of the next decade.

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Contact

Available for research collaboration, media commentary, advisory engagements, and speaking invitations.