Beyond the Data Centre Boom:Rethinking India’s AI Strategy
Storing foreign data in India is neither necessary nor sufficient to develop Indian AI, and is guaranteed to create power shortages and spread Delhi-like air pollution across the country
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Between Powers: Bangladesh’s Case for Strategic Pragmatism
New Delhi has clearly articulated its approach with a more robust Neighbourhood First policy, but the ball is in Dhaka’s court. Tarique Rahman must make the right choices to steer Bangladesh onto a development path
Green Power for Farms: India’s Next Reform Frontier
Here is a wish list of policy reforms that India desperately needs, and will give coherence to what has already been implemented. Some have been promised by the government but have not been delivered. Some merely need to leverage existing policy infrastructure and institutions.
Empowerment Beyond Caste: India’s GYAN Framework
The Strauss-Howe generational theory suggests that every 80 years or so, civilisations undergo an archetypal generational shift. This theory aligns with the cyclical approach of Indic traditions, which are unlike the linear Western traditions. As we enter the 80th year of Independence in 2026, our nation stands at the cusp of a new social, political, and economic climate.
Selective Regulation: Why Power Escapes but Gig Workers Don’t
What do you call someone who comes down like a tonne of bricks on ambitious youngsters with career aspirations but crumbles like a cookie in the face of a market-leading company flexing its dominance? The rest of the world terms them bullies. In India, we call them regulators.
Bangladesh at a Crossroads: Democratic Transition and Strategic Balancing
The 2026 general election in Bangladesh — the first electoral exercise after the 2024 student-led uprising that brought an abrupt end to Sheikh Hasina’s long and increasingly authoritarian tenure—marks a decisive inflection point in the country’s political evolution. What has emerged is not simply an alternation of power, but a reconfiguration of political legitima
Caste, Dialogue, and ‘Samajik Samrasta’: The RSS Approach Over a Century
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.