The India AI Impact Summit concluded with declarations, endorsements and a clear normative articulation of human-centric artificial intelligence. But the true significance of the Summit lies not in what was said at Bharat Mandapam, but in what must now be done beyond it. Declarations create direction. Execution creates progress. If the Summit marked India’s arrivalContinue reading “After the Applause: India’s AI Inflection Decade”
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Delhi Declaration – A Global South Moment
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded at Bharat Mandapam with the endorsement of the New Delhi Declaration by 88 countries and international organisations — among them the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Russia, the European Union, and IFAD. When these 88 nations endorsed the New Delhi Declaration at theContinue reading “Delhi Declaration – A Global South Moment”
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”
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”
A Budget of Consolidation in an Uncertain World
The Union Budget 2026–27 has been presented at a moment when the global economic and political environment remains deeply unsettled. Wars continue to disrupt trade routes, financial markets remain sensitive to interest rate movements in advanced economies, and supply chains are increasingly shaped by geopolitics rather than efficiency alone. For an economy like India—integrated withContinue reading “A Budget of Consolidation in an Uncertain World”
The “Mother of All Deals”: India, Europe, and the Re-Making of Global Trade
When India and the European Union concluded what leaders on both sides have described as the “Mother of All Deals” in January 2026, the moment marked the end of one of the longest and most tortuous trade negotiations of the modern era—and the beginning of a new geoeconomic alignment in a fractured world. Negotiations forContinue reading “The “Mother of All Deals”: India, Europe, and the Re-Making of Global Trade”
India in 2026: Her Moment of Measure Part-II
Pressures, Possibilities, and the Shape of Influence In the first part of this essay, I reflected on India’s economic scale and the institutional resilience that now underpins it. Yet macro stability alone does not tell the full story of a nation’s moment. Beneath the surface lie social tensions, external pressures, and environmental limits that willContinue reading “India in 2026: Her Moment of Measure Part-II”
India in 2026: Her Moment of Measure Part-I
Scale, Stability, and the Learning Curve As India enters 2026, it does so at a moment of paradox. The country stands on the cusp of an extraordinary economic milestone: by the close of the financial year, it has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. Yet this achievement unfolds against a backdrop of disquiet—strainedContinue reading “India in 2026: Her Moment of Measure Part-I”
India’s Aviation Paradox: Growth Amid Fragility-Part II
Profitability, Policy, and the Road Ahead If Part 1 traced the dramatic growth and fragility of Indian aviation, Part 2 examines why profitability remains elusive, the structural and regulatory bottlenecks that reinforce fragility, and what can realistically be done to secure the sector’s future. Despite soaring passenger numbers, airlines struggle to convert traffic into profits.Continue reading “India’s Aviation Paradox: Growth Amid Fragility-Part II”
India’s Aviation Paradox: Growth Amid Fragility-Part I
Rise, Dominance, and the Recent Crisis India’s skies have never been busier. Domestic aviation has grown explosively over the past two decades, carrying millions of passengers who would once have regarded air travel as a luxury. Low-cost carriers like IndiGo and SpiceJet have democratized flying, making it accessible even to aspirational lower-middle-class families, while full-serviceContinue reading “India’s Aviation Paradox: Growth Amid Fragility-Part I”
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