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
Beyond the US: India’s Opportunity to Champion Global Rules
What are India’s options in the ‘Brave New World According to Trump’? ‘Modi understands he must make me happy,’ said Trump, in the context of India reportedly reducing oil imports from Russia. Nations must toe the line the US president sets. Or they will pay a price: direct military intervention in the western hemisphere; higher tariffs on exports or some form of sanctions elsewhere.
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.
Local Costs, Central Gains: RDG Cuts and Himachal’s Fiscal Strain
Revenues flow overwhelmingly to Central utilities. The resource is local. The land is local. The risks are local. The profits are not.