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India’s AI copyright plan will kill its AI ambitions

India’s AI copyright plan will kill its AI ambitions

India’s titanic vision for artificial intelligence leadership is careening towards a regulatory iceberg. The Department for Promotion of Industry and…

February 23, 2026

Sab Moh-Maya Hai

There is a popular story of a man walking in the dark, holding a lamp to light up the path…

February 23, 2026

Naked protest at Bharat Mandapam, but convenient Amnesia over past scams

A friend from Mumbai, disturbed by the Youth Congress protest at Bharat Mandapam linked to Rahul Gandhi, called to ask…

February 23, 2026

PM Modi’s M.A.N.A.V. AI Vision: Why the Global AI Moment Has Found Its Moral Compass in New Delhi

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, it was…

February 21, 2026

Unity without uniformity: How India learned to be many, yet one

India was not assembled in 1947; it was articulated. The Republic that emerged at Independence was the political crystallisation of…

February 21, 2026

Trump-Iran showdown: What a US strike could mean for India

It needs attention that in any US war with Iran, the proverbial guns held by those potential combatants would be…

February 20, 2026

Bharat’s AI Renaissance: From Katha Upanishad to AI Impact – Democratizing Intelligence

As I sip my filter coffee, I sit anxiously wondering: how will OpenAI reshape India’s growth story? I often recall…

February 20, 2026

From Scale to Sovereignty: Why India’s AI Moment Matters to the World

At gatherings like the India AI Impact Summit, it is tempting to focus on ambition. But ambition is no longer…

February 19, 2026

Indian IT Isn’t Dying. It Is Rewiring Itself — And Textiles Must Pay Attention

For the last few months, a dramatic narrative has taken over social media: Artificial Intelligence will “kill” Indian IT. The…

February 19, 2026

AI and the Road to Vikshit Bharat

As India hosts the AI Summit this week, the event must be viewed not as a technology showcase, but as…

February 18, 2026