A New SATHI in Battle
Episode 1531 of the All Things Policy podcast, hosted by Takshashila Institution, titled "A New SATHI in Battle" was published on July 2, 2025 and runs 26 minutes.
July 2, 2025 ·26m · All Things Policy
Summary
In this episode of 'All Things Policy', Col. KPM Das and Anushka Saxena talk about the story of the SATHI Handheld Battle Computer—a pioneering but ultimately shelved project that could have transformed the Indian Army’s battlefield operations. As a leading army officer for the project, KPM sheds light on how the product was developed, what SATHI aimed to do, and why it was a unique device for its time. He also sheds light on what might be needed to revive the project, and talks about use of Agentic AI and Haptic Interfaces to make the SATHI a truly new-age warfare device.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areasCheck out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
Episode Description
In this episode of 'All Things Policy', Col. KPM Das and Anushka Saxena talk about the story of the SATHI Handheld Battle Computer—a pioneering but ultimately shelved project that could have transformed the Indian Army’s battlefield operations.
As a leading army officer for the project, KPM sheds light on how the product was developed, what SATHI aimed to do, and why it was a unique device for its time. He also sheds light on what might be needed to revive the project, and talks about use of Agentic AI and Haptic Interfaces to make the SATHI a truly new-age warfare device.
All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.
Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas
Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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