The AI Impact Summit 2026

AI Impact Summit 2026 puts deployment ahead of sloga

The AI Impact Summit 2026 gave India visibility and a sovereign AI pitch, but the harder task is deployment across language, compute, jobs, and governance. Read more »
iran conflict global economy

Iran conflict will accelerate the global shift away from oil

The market panic over Iran conflict is understandable, but the bigger story is the rising cost of dependence on oil chokepoints and concentrated energy supplies. Read more »
diarrhoea and India’s child malnutrition crisis

Floods, diarrhoea and India’s child malnutrition crisis

Floods contaminate water, diarrhoea follows, and malnutrition turns deadly, but India’s response still treats these as separate. #malnutrition Read more »
caste census 2027

The caste census debate is really about citizenship

India’s caste census debate reveals a constitutional tension: measuring inequality without hardening caste identity in public life. Read more »
Union Budget 2026-27

Budget 2026: Signals for jobs, skills, and the middle class

Union Budget 2026-27 doubles down on capex and tech-led growth, but outcomes hinge on job quality and delivery. #Budget2026 #capex #youth Read more »
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Research and innovation in India: Between expansion and integrity

Record patent filings suggest an expanding research ecosystem, but with only a fraction granted and even fewer commercially worked, scale may be outpacing substance. Read more »
Equitable AI

Equitable AI needs democratic governance, not declarations

Pledges at the New Delhi summit sound reassuring, but equitable AI will fail without democratic oversight, accountability, and contestable public systems. #AISummit #AI Read more »
the High Seas Treaty taking effect

The High Seas Treaty: Who owns the ocean’s genetic wealth?

As the High Seas Treaty takes effect, developing states risk being sidelined in a new era of ocean geopolitics. Read more »
RBI Payments Vision 2025

RBI Payments Vision 2025: Inclusion gaps remain despite UPI success

RBI Payments Vision 2025 scaled digital payments, but usability, accessibility and fraud protection still lag for many users. #UPI #RBI #payments Read more »
Budget 2026, Tier II cities

Budget 2026: Tier II cities push lacks climate resilience

Budget 2026-27 backs tier II cities, but climate resilience and adaptation funding remain weak in the city economic region strategy. #infrastructure #climate Read more »