Anirudh Suri

A thoughtful analysis of the technology battles that got us to today – and where they might take us tomorrow.

Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast, WorkLife.

Anirudh Suri provides a wide-ranging, learned, yet easy-to-read story of the world that we – Indians, Americans, and everyone else – inherited and now seek to manage successfully. Technology often shapes the story from pre-Christian era empires, through the Industrial Revolution, and into today’s digital age where China, India, and Europe struggle with the U.S. for that winning edge. But Suri smartly recognizes that other factors also determine who wins and who loses. In his words, “The ramifications of the churn and changes brought forth by the great games of a particular era are much more complex, long-lasting, and multi-layered than we often can anticipate or understand.” This book will make you think.

George Perkovich, Technology and International Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The next thirty years will be very different. More liberalization, while necessary, will not be sufficient to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. A new playbook is needed. This book outlines this playbook for India. It presents the context, outlines the “great game” that shapes today’s geopolitics, and frames the issues before us. It is a wonderfully easy read, and yet it brings important counter-intuitive insights to life. This is a terrific agenda-shaping book for our times.

Sharad Sharma, co-founder iSPIRT Foundation

Drawing lessons from history, Anirudh covers a vast array of topics on how technology is shaping us, our society, and the geopolitical landscape. It is a sheer delight to read this beautifully written book.

Sunil Gupta, Edward Carter Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Author, Driving Digital Strategy

As one of the first early stage venture investors in India, Anirudh’s journey has coincided with the massive boom in India’s tech journey. He has been witness to it all. In this book, Anirudh has combined his ringside view with insightful historical and systemic perspectives. And in urging that technology be designed in sync with the values we wish to uphold, he has hit the nail on the head.

This book will definitely change the way you will view the world of tech…a must read!

Nihal Mehta, Co-Founder, ENIAC Ventures

Every previous major technology changed the game, created new winners and losers but also indelibly shaped the lives of people. We are once again at such a moment of time as the unfolding digital game will change the future of society forever. And there will be winners and losers – we are already beginning to see the early signs. Basing on extensive research Anirudh Suri’s new book explores the complexities and nuances of the ‘Great Tech Game’ and provides highly useful insights and tips to come out a winner.

Arindam Bhattacharya, Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group and author of Globality and Beyond Great

Anirudh Suri’s seminal book is a remarkable multi-century account of how tech is shaping our world and how we should be thinking about it. As the 21st century becomes a ‘digital century’ and data becomes the new factor of production, the perspectives in Anirudh’s book become ever more important.

CV Madhukar, CEO, Co-Develop and founder, PRS Legislative Research

The genius of Anirudh Suri’s book is the recognition that history is a series of ‘games’ between mental ‘world models’. It is refreshing and original, as he has done, to see history as a series of competitive games between civilizations…a very interesting way of seeing the world.

Robert U. Ayres, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Political Science, Technology Management, INSEAD

A fascinating look at the entire gamut of the tech world, with very interesting references to history. I learnt so much about the background to many of the recent events. Policy makers in India should read this to understand the opportunity we could lose if we don’t focus on making it easier to do fundamental, long term R&D and in India and building local talent and businesses.

Luis Miranda, Chairman, Indian School of Public Policy and Center for Civil Society

Mr. Suri has assembled a well-written, wide-angle view of the past, present, and future of mankind’s technological and geopolitical histories; you will not find a better treatment of the all-important entanglement of these two subjects. Read, enjoy, and learn.

William Bernstein, Author of The Birth of Plenty, A Splendid Exchange and The Four Pillars of Investing

Anirudh Suri´s The Great Tech Game is an indispensable read for those interested in the geopolitics of technology. The book covers a very wide range of topics from an interdisciplinary lens and manages to draw a complex picture about the emerging global politics of technology. From what makes countries competitive in the tech space, to the implications of losing the innovation race, to the way emerging technologies are affecting the distribution of global power. These are some of the central questions of economics and politics in the 21st century, which makes Suri’s essay an important contribution to the field of international relations and global affairs. learn..

Manuel Muñiz, Provost, IE University & Dean, IE School of Global and Public Affairs, Spain