Part I: The Geopolitical Trap BRICS returns to Delhi at a moment when the world seems unusually divided. But before asking what India can do with the grouping, it is worth asking what BRICS has achieved so far—and whether its original economic promise has been overtaken by geopolitics. A Summit at a Difficult Moment NewContinue reading “Can India Give BRICS a New Purpose?-I”
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Horn OK Please
The Motorcycle Manifesto I wonder how many of us have experienced it. A motorcycle roars past, its silencer apparently discarded as an unnecessary accessory. The sound is not merely loud; it is physically invasive. Startled pedestrians look up in alarm. Conversations stop mid-sentence. Birds take flight. For a fleeting moment one wonders whether a movingContinue reading “Horn OK Please”
Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age -Part II
From Cultural Scale to Strategic Influence If Artificial Intelligence can reorganise the mechanics of film production, the larger question is whether it can reorganise hierarchy itself. Can Bollywood, long prolific yet unevenly capitalised, evolve into a creative power whose global influence approaches that of Hollywood? To answer this, one must begin with structural realism. HollywoodContinue reading “Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age -Part II”
Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age-Part I
Why Media & Entertainment Must Enter the AI Policy Conversation As policymakers and technologists gather at Bharat Mandapam for the India AI Impact Summit 2026, discussions understandably gravitate toward sectors where Artificial Intelligence promises immediate developmental returns — inter alia, healthcare diagnostics, agricultural productivity, educational access, climate resilience. Yet in this otherwise comprehensive vision ofContinue reading “Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age-Part I”
India AI Impact Summit 2026
From Global Dialogue to Global Delivery The India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened today at Bharat Mandapam. Remarkable for its scale and wide participation, it will reportedly be attended by more than 24 heads of state and government, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The scale of representationContinue reading “India AI Impact Summit 2026”
