DeepStrat WELCOME TO RESEARCH

DeepStrat was founded with the vision to combine rich experience in government in South Asia with the best talent available in the private sector to deliver sustainable solutions. We help our clients scope, design and implement their strategic goals through custom-made solutions and guided by cutting-edge research.

It offers its unmatched experience, deep networks and multi-disciplinary research expertise to deliver mandates of our partners and clients.

The DeepStrat Network offers decades of experience in Government, Risk Management & Mitigation, Public Policy, Intelligence, Media, Research, Geo-political Analysis, Security Audits, Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Intelligence, VIP Security, Conflict Resolution and Strategic Communication across Asia.

We are your strategic window to Asia and beyond.

If you are looking to partner us, drop us an email at [email protected] and we will get back to you.

Our Research

Tackling Retail Financial Cyber Crimes in India: An ethnographic study on problems faced by LEAs in investigation and prosecution of financial cyber crimes in India.

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Our Vision

What We Do

In a complex world you need a team of experts who can work with multiple stakeholders to find sustainable solutions.

Deepstrat works primarily in South Asia and India in particular, which has emerged as a key driver of the global economy and public policy. Its network is spread across governments, decision makers, media, law, academia, and civil society.

We have experience and networks in South Asia that offering insights in public policy, intelligence, military, foreign policy, media, law, strategic & crisis communication, stakeholder mapping, cybersecurity, risk analysis & mitigation, sustainability, and data privacy.

Every programme that we undertake is backed by our collective experience, high-quality, multi-disciplinary research and contextualised in South Asia’s political landscape.

We Work With

Governments, helping them formulate policy based on high-quality research, stakeholder consultations and consensus-building.

Think Tanks, helping them with research, advocacy and partnerships.

Multi-National Corporations, helping them navigate India’s complex regulatory and governance landscape.

Foreign Governments, helping them to enhance bilateral relations with India and South Asia using Track 1.5 and Track 2 forums and also help resolve long pending disputes.

Non-profits, partnering them in capacity building, advocacy on a range of issues.

Embassies & High Commissions offering immersion programmes, advisories and expertise to enhance their understanding of South Asia.

Founders

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Yashovardhan Jha Azad, IPS (Retd)

Chairman & Co-Founder, DeepStrat
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Saikat Datta

CEO & Co-Founder, DeepStrat
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Amitabh Mathur, IPS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat
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Nandkumar Saravade IPS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat
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Saurabh Chandra, IAS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat
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Anand Venkatanaryanan

Co-Founder, DeepStrat
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Kazim Rizvi

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Our Publications

DeepStrat is organizing a webinar on ‘Tibetans in India: Hopes, Anxieties and Expectations’

Details of the event: Webinar: Tibetans in India: Hopes, Anxieties and Expectations Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023 Time: 1700 hrs (IST) To Register: https://forms.gle/7E4TAsNNsvQnvuVH6  Addressing the future of Tibetans in India The Fourteenth Dalai Lama turns a youthful 88 this year. He has lived 64 of those years in exile as an ‘honored guest’ in India, […]

Counter-comments on the Consultation Paper on the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in telecommunication networks

To, Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (Networks, Spectrum and Licensing), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Date: January 31, 2023 SUB: Our counter-comments on the consultation paper on the introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in telecommunication networks Dear sir, Greetings from DeepStrat, a New Delhi-based think tank and strategic consultancy.  We commend TRAI for the […]

Comments on the Consultation paper on the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in telecommunication networks

To, Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (Networks, Spectrum and Licensing), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Date: January 17, 2023 SUB: Our Comments on the consultation paper on the introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in telecommunication networks   Dear sir, Greetings from DeepStrat, a New Delhi-based think tank and strategic consultancy. We commend TRAI for […]

Time to Withdraw Army from Counter Insurgency Duties in J&K and North-East

Come winter and Kashmir is transformed into a wonderland – silver and magical, with snow-clad mountains and valleys, frozen rivers, icy wind in the conifers, frosty mornings and sipping of hot kehwah while warming around kangris in the mellowed apricot light of the afternoon. The ethereal beauty has stood the test of time despite the […]

ChatGPT: The Web Will Change!

First there was the web. Researchers came up with the ideas, and tools to create, and publish content, cross-linked with references, etc. This was very natural to their way of thinking. When the amount of information grew, and it was not possible for people to find their way around the web on their own, web […]

Generative AI & ChatGPT: Risks to jobs, regulatory nightmare and disinformation overload

On February 6, Sundar Pichai, CEO of tech behemoth Google and Alphabet announced ‘Bard’, their experimental AI service. Google’s response comes nearly three months after a hitherto lesser-known company, OpenAI, announced ‘ChatGPT’ to the world. The last three months has seen a flurry of activity as an excited world embraced the tool, making it compose […]