Several companies from India, Sri Lanka and Japan will invest in the East Container Terminal of Colombo Port, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said
AI's Hidden Appetite: Power, Cooling and the New Geography of Infrastructure
What we are witnessing today may only be the opening chapter. The next breakthroughs in AI may not emerge from software laboratories alone, but from nuclear reactors, cooling technologies, offshore infrastructure, advanced materials, and energy networks. The race to build intelligence has quietly become a race to master power and heat.
IT Sector Done, Is Commerce Next? Will the Future of Accounting Wither Under the Onslaught of AI?
The era of secure, routine, desk-bound clerical jobs is drawing to a close. It is urgent for the younger generation to break free from the illusion of traditional white-collar stability and pivot toward high-value skills, tech-driven entrepreneurship, modern agriculture, or practical, specialized trades. Failing to adapt to this cognitive shift means risking economic obsolescence under the relentless advance of technology
The Militarization of the Digital Commons: Need for New Regulatory Solutions
In the effort to combat this multi-dimensional challenge, democratic states are faced with deep policy constraints, many of which can be paralyzing. The fundamental paradox is how to maintain the open, democratic character of the digital commons while at the same time countering more advanced opponents who are not held back by democratic principles. Disseminating disinformation is a tactic governments use to influence public opinion that has the potential to conflict with the strong constitutional freedoms of expression that exist in liberal democracies.
Navigating the Intelligent Tide: How AI and Generative AI are Reshaping Maritime Mobility in South Asia
The integration of AI and Generative AI is not a distant aspiration — it is an active investment already reshaping how ports operate, how cargo moves, and how supply chains absorb shocks. For India and its neighbours, the imperative is clear: build the data foundations, governance frameworks, and human capabilities that allow intelligent mobility to reach not just the terminal gate, but every link in the maritime supply chain.
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