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Hindustan Times: Iran war shows what is next for India on trade
Hindustan Times: Iran war shows what is next for India on trade

Trump seeks visible victories, which creates room to separate substance from optics for those who recognise the distinction

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The Indian Express: Don’t blame Indian-Americans for India’s diplomatic failures
The Indian Express: Don’t blame Indian-Americans for India’s diplomatic failures

Shashi Tharoor is a dear friend. I have admired his wit, eloquence, and service to India for years. He is one of the most brilliant essayists we have, and one of the few who can write about foreign policy in a language that ordinary people actually enjoy reading.

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Hindustan Times: In Trump tariff threat, wake-up call for India
Hindustan Times: In Trump tariff threat, wake-up call for India

New Delhi need not look outward for validation. It has the data, the scale, the engineering depth, and the hunger to lead from within

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Hindustan Times: America’s campus wars and its China connection
Hindustan Times: America’s campus wars and its China connection

The US must remain open to the world’s talent, but it also must be smart. Visa and research screening should include affiliations, risk, and research domains.

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Hindustan Times: Tech has the power to devastate, and the power to germinate
Hindustan Times: Tech has the power to devastate, and the power to germinate

The same technologies that disrupt governments also empower visionaries in the most unexpected places. 

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Fortune: With techno-nationalism on the rise, the world needs a peaceful NATO for science and technology
Fortune: With techno-nationalism on the rise, the world needs a peaceful NATO for science and technology
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Foreign Policy: How Elon Musk’s Starlink Got Battle-Tested in Ukraine
Foreign Policy: How Elon Musk’s Starlink Got Battle-Tested in Ukraine
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National Interest: How to End the Harm Caused by Unchecked Algorithms
National Interest: How to End the Harm Caused by Unchecked Algorithms
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Economic Times: Like US and China, India must ensure that foreign tech companies here are locally owned
Economic Times: Like US and China, India must ensure that foreign tech companies here are locally owned
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Hindustan Times: India must take the lead in devising bio-defences
Hindustan Times: India must take the lead in devising bio-defences
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Foreign Policy: The genetic engineering genie is out of the bottle
Foreign Policy: The genetic engineering genie is out of the bottle
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Hindustan Times: India must focus on digital infrastructure, data protection laws
Hindustan Times: India must focus on digital infrastructure, data protection laws
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Hindustan Times: On tech, India was naive. It has finally woken up
Hindustan Times: On tech, India was naive. It has finally woken up
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MarketWatch: Trump’s trade war could pay off and revive American manufacturing
MarketWatch: Trump’s trade war could pay off and revive American manufacturing
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Washington Post: Robots could eventually replace soldiers in warfare. Is that a good thing?
Washington Post: Robots could eventually replace soldiers in warfare. Is that a good thing?
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Washington Post: Why China won’t own next-generation manufacturing
Washington Post: Why China won’t own next-generation manufacturing
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Washington Post: Trump’s demand that Apple must make iPhones in the U.S. actually isn’t that crazy
Washington Post: Trump’s demand that Apple must make iPhones in the U.S. actually isn’t that crazy
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LinkedIn: Why Facebook and Marc Andreessen misunderstood India—and inadvertently started a revolt
LinkedIn: Why Facebook and Marc Andreessen misunderstood India—and inadvertently started a revolt
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Washington Post: India deserves better than Mark Zuckerberg’s watered-down Internet
Washington Post: India deserves better than Mark Zuckerberg’s watered-down Internet
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Washington Post: The strongest weapon to shift geopolitical balances isn’t nukes or missiles, it’s technology
Washington Post: The strongest weapon to shift geopolitical balances isn’t nukes or missiles, it’s technology
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Washington Post: What we’ll encounter on the path to the jobless future
Washington Post: What we’ll encounter on the path to the jobless future
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Washington Post: We need a new version of capitalism for the jobless future
Washington Post: We need a new version of capitalism for the jobless future
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Washington Post: Banning drones won’t solve the problem
Washington Post: Banning drones won’t solve the problem
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Washington Post: Does China own the future — or does the U.S.?
Washington Post: Does China own the future — or does the U.S.?
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Forbes: How Mexico Can Leapfrog India and Become America’s Automaton Workshop
Forbes: How Mexico Can Leapfrog India and Become America’s Automaton Workshop
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Washington Post: The case for Newt Gingrich and America’s new lunar legacy
Washington Post: The case for Newt Gingrich and America’s new lunar legacy
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Bloomberg Business: Why China's Chip Industry Won't Catch America's
Bloomberg Business: Why China's Chip Industry Won't Catch America's
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