Tech some risks, GOI

Geopolitical uncertainty triggered by Trump has sharply shifted other nations’ AI focus from ‘safety’ to ‘sovereignty’. This is more than evident in Delhi’s AI summit, where India is pitching for a global leadership role. The shift comes at a time when US-based companies are miles ahead of Europe, and certainly India, on the AI chain…

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Delhi Summit can shape how

Artificial intelligence is reshaping childhood whether we intend it to or not. It’s helping millions of children learn better, access healthcare faster and navigate a changing world with greater opportunity. It could also deepen inequality, exclusion and risk at an unprecedented scale. The difference lies in the choices we make now about how AI is…

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The new frontier of human-machine collaboration

AI, or Artificial Intelligence, was a creation of the tech community. Imagine the same community now getting worried about its own creation. It is exactly what’s happening today at various levels. But everyone, from the top corporate honchos to the budding techies in start-up hubs, knows that the genie has been out of the bottle…

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Beyond code: The consultative mindset

Gone are the days when clients provided developers with the requirements of a solution. If we are not consultative, we are not in the game anymore. If we don’t foresee business challenges and help our customers solve their problems, we should go back 20 years. All of us have come across the joke where one…

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When machines become your boss

How AI hiring is building a new glass ceiling The future-of-work story we were sold was simple: AI will replace humans. What is actually happening is more complicated, and for women, potentially more dangerous. AI is no longer just automating back-office work. It is deciding who gets shortlisted, who gets rejected, who gets flagged for…

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Operationalisation of comprehensive strategic partnership

India is steadily strengthening its ties with Southeast Asian nations. PM Modi’s visit to Malaysia (7-8 February 2026) marked an important milestone in India’s engagement with Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Coming at a time of heightened geopolitical competition, maritime tensions, and supply-chain reconfiguration, the visit reflected India’s commitment to deepen ties with key ASEAN…

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Where Shakti meets the Vajra master

Recently, when I went to Bhubaneswar, Odisha, I visited the Chausath Yogini Temple (64 Yogini Temple) of Hirapur, also called the Mahamaya Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I was stunned. Hirapur’s Yogini temple is a Tantric shrine with hypaethral (roofless) architecture, as Tantric prayer rituals involve worshipping the bhumandala (environment consisting of all the five elements…

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