Even as bright minds in Indian information technology debate whether India should focus on creating applications using existing artificial intelligence (AI) models or spend time and energy developing foundational models and carrying out fundamental research, there is one area...
TK ArunBy setting in motion a peace process that is likely to see a swift end to the Ukraine war, US president Donald Trump is doing India another favor.US president Donald Trump continues to hog global headlines. He has...
TK ArunIt is most welcome that external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said that India and Japan are well-positioned to support Africa’s sustainable development, even as the US government has frozen the funds its aid agency, USAID, used to...
Policy UpdateMohd AsifOverviewThe rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has profound implications for national security and defense. Recognizing this, the Department of Defence Production, Government of India, constituted a Task Force in February 2018 under the leadership of Shri...
Policy UpdateMohd AsifFrom the Lenses of HistoryIn 1947, as the UN General Assembly signaled the inevitability of partitioning Palestine, India opted for a cautious “wait and watch” approach due to regional hostilities and its own recent traumatic experiences from...
TK ArunAssorted state governments have been holding investment summits, where chief ministers declare their unstinted support to new business ventures, assorted businessmen turn up to declare their investment plans for the state, and sign memoranda of understanding, hope for...
Harsh V Pant Vivek MishraTrump 2.0 has given India-US ties a strategic upliftTHE SECOND TRUMP administration has hit the ground running and Donald Trump does not seem to be wasting much time in implementing its campaign promises. The rapidity...
Srikanth KondapalliAny deep understanding between the US and Russia will erode China’s influence at the high table. Rapid global developments following US President Donald Trump’s phone call to his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin, Vice President J D Vance’s...
Tanvir AeijazIn the call for ‘nation first’, we are witnessing a sort of ‘pathological homogenisation’ by the State-building elites in IndiaThe Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat, recently asked his volunteers at Bardhaman, West Bengal, to ‘‘make efforts...
Policy UpdateAditi KumariIntroduction The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is responsible for coordinating skill development efforts across India, bridging the gap between industry demands and workforce supply. With a vision of ‘Skilled India,’ the ministry focuses on large-scale...
