Until the region’s economies produce jobs, and its ministers produce respect, at the pace they produce graduates, South Asia’s Gen Z will keep finding new, and increasingly desperate, ways to be heard
The real question is simpler: do Indian states want to use a resource that is geographically closer, internationally certified, available already, or would they prefer to continue to suffer from a yearly deficit on the other side of the Corridor?
In the case of the Global South, this would mean designing AI according to the demands of that particular place and within the bounds of its available power. It would mean opting for small language models, frugality, and less energy-intensive infrastructure over costly mimicry of Silicon Valley.
The government is also engaging doctors, psychologists, lawyers, civil society organisations, NGOs, religious leaders and community representatives to facilitate de-radicalisation and reintegration. Young people are encouraged to participate in constructive social activities that promote communal harmony and reduce the appeal of extremist ideologies.
Proposed talks on free trade agreement (FTA) between New Delhi and Washington is set to gather steam in the coming months as the Quad or the Quadrilateral group, which held its much-awaited meeting on Friday, indicated that the focus of the member countries, India, the US, Japan and Australia, will encompass economic co-operation besides strengthening security ties
Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago - like in many other countries in the Caribbean - celebrated Maha Shivaratri, an annual festival organized in honour of Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity, with great gusto
There are many in the western world and many in India who are expressing doubts about India continuing as a democracy
Roses in bloom, Daffodils besides
March 14 is the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein. He has been one of my heroes and I have been inspired by his work and his life. So I thought of paying him a small tribute
Words that flow from a gentle heart
The grave impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been so humongous that it has caused massive human sufferings across the globe
While celebrating International Women's Day, it is worth pondering over India's historic contribution in pioneering women's empowerment that has its beginnings in the early 19th Century
In its Plenary held on February 22, 24, 25, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided to retain Pakistan in its listing of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – the ‘grey list’ – along with 18 other countries
Live in the present with no thoughts of the morrow
Reveal Yourself, O Lord, to me
Indian civilization, undeniably, is one of the oldest civilizations in the world
There is no fighter like a hungry fighter
I see the Valley, a Deep Green
The song of Life, is not a sad song
