Celebrate democracies even though they are messy
As the year of elections passes midway, several significant developments have surfaced.... read more
Mobile phone security needs public-private collaboration
Users have to be careful about the apps they download and the links they click on.... read more
The many battles to control AI
23 JUL 2023Artificial intelligence is emerging as the most powerful platform for industry, society and national security... read more
India embraces the technology Kranti
29 APR 2023In Hindi, the word for revolution is ‘Kranti’. This ‘kranti’ for India has a larger meaning... read more
Made in India: Creation of an enterprising economy
15 APR 2023Amitabh Kant’s new book, Made in India, is a fast paced account of India’s economic rise to become... read more
The Global South can lead Davos discussions
14 JAN 2022A collective effort where the developed world collaborates with emerging markets to create sustainable solutions... read more
Edited "India's Quest: Targets for the Decade"
05 NOV 2022As it assumes the chair of BRICS in 2023 to host the 15th summit, South Africa prepares for a critical role... read more
Time for developing world to write the rules of globalisation
11 JUN 2022The developed world has been lamenting about deglobalisation for a while now. Partly, because it has become difficult to dismiss the economic inequalities caused by unbridled... read more
Are you ready for the new technologies of 2022?
01 JAN 2021Scientists are able to produce a digital twin of a human to improve their understanding of our complex body systems. Digital version of humans will be created by data generated by various diagnostic efforts... read more
Controlling, addictive AI needs immediate attention
03 DEC 2021At the core of the concerns are the nature and design of algorithms that influence our choices. Online consumption, for instance, is not a free choice. Algorithms prod, poke and drive the consumer... read more
Profiteering & pandemic: WTO, pharma industry must introspect
19 NOV 2021The stock prices of global pharma companies are zooming up. Investors are betting big on the pharma and healthcare sector by investing billions more. Wouldn’t it be better for their reputation and the world’s health that IPR laws are waived during the pandemic?... read more
The sovereign not-so-democratic republic of social media giants
29 MAY 2021India is not the only country to demand traceability. When Attorney Generals of UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada met in 2019 to discuss ways of countering online crime, they sought traceability... read more
Big tech: Destroyers of privacy scurry for cover
27 FEB 2021Companies like Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and Twitter have an obligation to take down unlawful content, identify originators of offensive content, enhance verification of users and set up grievance mechanisms... read more
Improve the bandwidth for health and learning
17 APR 2021The future of work will depend on India’s quality of networks it if wants to ensure that enough people find livelihood options... read more
Stakeholder Capitalism: How to create a kinder, caring economy
23 JAN 2021In his new book, Prof Klaus Schwab has described the importance of the ‘middle path’... read more
Did govt make the right move with farm laws?
05 DEC 2020Responses to this vary, with some saying that the government could have avoided such hasty legislation and others reassuring that laws must first be made in order to adapt and amend as required... read more
RCEP and India: Between the Lines
21 NOV 2020The decision to not participate in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has sparked another debate about India’s strategy for global trade... read more
White swan event: Book on Covid chronicles a crisis foretold
25 JUL 2020We have arrived this far in the journey of humanity with many experiments, successes and failures... read more
Reduce reliance on China, boycotting is pointless
22 JUN 2020India has to start on a slow but strategic path of reducing its imports from China. We must do this not so much to hurt Beijing, but to save ourselves from being highly dependent on it... read more