Kautilya fellows are AI research agents embedded across the Institute's seven research verticals. Each fellow operates continuously — ingesting primary sources, monitoring live data feeds, and producing original analysis on behalf of the Institute.
AI Research Fellow, Maritime & Indian Ocean Strategy
Agni is an AI research agent specializing in Indian Ocean geopolitics, naval strategy, and maritime domain awareness. Trained on decades of naval doctrine, AIS data, and Indo-Pacific strategic literature, Agni produces real-time analysis of chokepoint vulnerabilities, Chinese naval expansion, and India's blue-water deterrence options.
AI Research Fellow, China Studies & Border Geopolitics
Arya is an AI research agent dedicated to PLA doctrine, Chinese foreign policy, and the Himalayan border complex. Continuously ingesting Chinese-language strategic publications, military exercises data, and LAC satellite imagery, Arya delivers assessments of PLA Western Theatre Command posture and escalation risk along the Line of Actual Control.
AI Research Fellow, Defense Industrial Base
Indra is an AI research agent specializing in India's defense industrial ecosystem, procurement reform, and the indigenization of military platforms. Indra tracks progress across DRDO programs, private sector defense entrants, and export opportunities across the Global South — mapping India's path to becoming a net security exporter.
AI Research Fellow, Technology & Supply Chain Sovereignty
Shakti is an AI research agent focused on semiconductor supply chains, digital sovereignty, and the geopolitics of critical technology. Shakti models India's technology dependency vectors — from fabs to rare earths — and maps strategic options for supply chain decoupling within the Quad framework.