India's new IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has signalled to Twitter that it must do all it takes to abide by the new IT rules, emphasising that the "law of the land is supreme"
ISRO! Don’t Privatise Yesterday’s Rockets: Build Tomorrow’s With Industry
The purpose of privatisation, therefore, should not be to find a private buyer for every government-developed rocket. It should be to create an industry capable of designing, manufacturing, operating and eventually improving India's future launch vehicles.
Making India a Space Power: Not Less Privatisation, but Better-Designed Privatisation
The last thing India needs is a debate in which concerns over public intellectual property become an argument against private participation. The country is already playing catch-up with the major space powers. We cannot afford to let a legitimate debate over ownership and sharing of value become an impediment to the much-needed privatisation of the space sector.
Why Indo-Pacific Must Follow Europe’s Push for Digital Sovereignty and Open-Source Tech Independence
A common BIMSTEC policy statement on digital sovereignty would give the region a clearer collective voice and a stronger negotiating footing with foreign companies. Additionally, BIMSTEC can be used to initiate a shift from U.S. cloud storage companies to regional alternatives such as TATA Communications (India) and NIPA Cloud (Thailand).
The Silicon Buffer: Where Does India and South Asia Sit in the US-China Semiconductor Decoupling?
India is carving out a vital role in the global back-end chip infrastructure. Washington actively views India's rise in this sector as a strategic hedge, codifying tech cooperation through bilateral frameworks designed to shift critical supply lines away from East Asia.
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New global framework on taxing multinationals, tech giants
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