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The NXT Fellowship is a highly selective, all-expenses-paid immersion program in India for emerging global leaders.

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NXT Fellow Phuong Cao explores how vertical farming and AI can transform food production, strengthen food security, and build more resilient agricultural systems.

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Feeding a growing population will require smarter solutions. In this analysis, Phuong Cao examines how vertical farming and artificial intelligence can redefine agriculture, making food systems more sustainable, efficient, and resilient. Watch now.

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Meet NXT Fellow 2026 – Phuong Cao

She's a an International Business student at The Fletcher School, Tufts University who's passionate about India's agricultural growth story and is fascinated by how it feeds over a billion people while remaining a leading agricultural exporter.

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NXT Fellow Maiwand Safi explores why India must reimagine the Indian Ocean as a platform for diplomacy, security, and global leadership.

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As the Indian Ocean becomes the epicentre of global geopolitics, India's maritime vision has never mattered more. Maiwand Safi explains why New Delhi must look beyond its coastline. Watch the full breakdown here.

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Meet NXT Fellow 2026 - Maiwand Safi

He is an International Relations student whose academic interests include connectivity, development, & emerging regional orders. He's keenly interested in India’s growth story for its development model, and expanding global leadership.

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Pavel Maliutin examines how shifting alliances, regional institutions, and strategic partnerships are reshaping security across the Central Eurasia - and why India’s role in this evolving landscape matters more than ever.

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"Power in 21st century will belong to those who can build bridges." Pavel Maliutin explores why India’s rise as a system-forming power in Eurasia offers important lessons in balancing economic growth, strategic autonomy, and regional cooperation. Watch now.

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Meet NXT Fellow 2026 - Pavel Maliutin

He's a final-year Master’s student in International Relations at HSE University with interests in international political economy, Eurasian political relations & security cooperation. He sees India as a formative actor in Eurasian affairs.

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Anastasia Guseva explores how a new generation of women leaders, engineers, and scientists are shaping India’s technological rise and redefining what growth looks like in the 21st century.

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Anastasia Guseva breaks down how women developing leadership in India’s high-tech sector is transforming the industry. With India leading globally with 43% of STEM graduates being women, the focus is now on bridging the workforce gap and empowering future tech leaders. Watch now.

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Meet NXT Fellow 2026 - Anastasia Guseva

She is a student at Higher School of Economics specializing in Oriental Studies, specifically Indology, particularly interested in India’s unique path of development, reasons behind its rapid growth, and tools driving India's prosperity.

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"India is the silent backbone of international healthcare." Priyadharshini K unpacks how the historic Patent Cliff and strategic policies like the PLI scheme have turned raw chemical manufacturing into a soft power engine.

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"Outsourcing hope to the world, one vial at a time." Priyadharshini K explores Electronic City to global clinics, explaining how India’s $65B pharmaceutical ecosystem transitioned from an economic asset into a guarantor of Global Health Security. Watch now.

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Meet NXT Fellow 2026 - Priyadharshini Kannan

She is a 4th-year undergraduate student at the Indian Institute of Science. She aspires to contribute to positioning India as a global leader in pharmaceutical research, development, and innovation.

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By embedding predictive analytics into India’s premier agricultural network, NICRA, Meghan Lee Howat explores turning complex data into real-time, localised advice to shield vulnerable districts from droughts and climate shocks.
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"Bridging the gap between satellite data and the smallholder farmer." Meghan Howat outlines a major policy framework to integrate real-time geospatial AI and predictive analytics directly into India's rural Krishi Vigyan Kendras to protect crop yields. Watch now.

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Meet NXT Fellow 2026 - Meghan Lee Howat

She's a Master’s student in Data Science for Public Policy at LSE, with research interests in global food systems. She's interested in India's growth story as its food system trajectory will be central to global food security.

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Sankalp Samdariya explores the frontier of 2D materials and how breakthrough techniques like UV-induced doping are paving the way for ultra-thin, hyper-efficient electronics made in India.

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"India's semiconductor journey isn't just about catching up, it's about leaping ahead." Sankalp Samdariya takes us inside the labs of IISc to explain how atom-thin 2D materials and advanced nanoelectronics will shape the future of global computing. Watch now.

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