Today my guest is Pranay Kotasthane. Pranay is deputy director of the Takshashila Institution and chairs the High Tech Geopolitics Programme. He co-writes "Anticipating the Unintended," a newsletter on public policy ideas and frameworks, and co-hosts "Puliyabaazi," a popular Hindi-Urdu podcast on politics, policy, and technology. Pranay is an alumnus of NIT Surathkal and worked in multiple Fortune 500 hardware companies before joining Takshashila. Pranay’s recent book that has come out is titled “When the Chips Are Down: A Deep Dive into a Global Crisis” and is available on Amazon. In this episode we will talk about the semiconductor industry, its impact on geopolitics, and India’s foray into semiconductor manufacturing. Please like, share and subscribe to this channel, as it will help us get such great guests on. And for all the audiophiles, do check out the show "Shortcast Over Coffee" on top podcast platforms like Spotify and Apple. Puliyabaazi on Photolithography https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rrMQqur3WDsGjq5cU6Akt?si=lkdaxAm3SrmpoCFR102leQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/balakrishnan-devarajan/support