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
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.
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.
Companies like Google, Meta, and X constantly shape public opinion and thoughts, and store public data for commercial usage. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google host the cloud infrastructure on which states and businesses depend. These are not ordinary companies anymore; they have access to critical intelligence and data. And now AI companies like Palantir use this data for surveillance, intelligence, monitoring, and on battlefields.
Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Rs 10,000-crore FMCG is making its foray into media and two channels are to be launched Friday in the presence of Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Indian Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in Kathmandu
Australia is geared to tap the projected USD 1 trillion Bengaluru-centric India's digital economy by establishing a new Consulate General in Bengaluru, known as India's tech capital
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sought an increase in taxes and other reforms from the Pakistan government before reviving its $6 billion bailout package for the country
India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ foreign policy is finding resonance in industry efforts to ramp up trade and bilateral relations with countries in India’s close proximity
Pakistan needs to do more on the rapid implementation of international human rights conventions, said a senior European Union official, if Islamabad wanted the continuation of its Generalized Status of Preference (GSP) Plus status, a system under which most Pakistani goods enjoy duty-free access to the EU market
If everything goes right, customers in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad may soon be getting their food orders via drones
RRVL, the retail arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has acquired a 100% stake in the Sri Lankan brand amanté from MAS Holdings
Nepal has allowed the import of a few genetically modified crops, partially relaxing the complete ban put eight years ago, amid intense lobbying from the country’s poultry industry
Indian and US defence officials and business people have focused on partnering in space and artificial intelligence at a virtual expo as part of their diversified strategic defence cooperation
Gross domestic product growth of over six percent would hurt Pakistan’s economy, said Shaukat Tareen, a special adviser on finance to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan
In what comes as a big relief to Nepal, India has permitted Nepal to sell its surplus electricity in the Indian Energy Exchange marketplace, a move that would help Nepal to avoid huge power wastage
In what is the highest increase for a month, Pakistan’s exports in October registered a growth of 17 percent, touching $2.471 billion against $2.104 billion in the same month last year
Bangladesh is seeking Russian investment to develop the country’s railway infrastructure, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan amid a push for railway modernization in his country
India and Italy have agreed to explore the development of green hydrogen, setting up renewable energy corridors, and joint projects in the natural gas sector as the two nations sought to strengthen partnership in energy transition
It wasn’t long ago when Nepal used to be on the list of the countries with the highest power outages
