Moods are very contagious, indeed
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.
Moods are very contagious, indeed
The upcoming elections in West Bengal are making heads turn, not only in India but also across the borders
The Covishield (developed in the UK by Oxford Astra Zeneca) vaccine is 62 percent effective if both the full doses are given four weeks apart and 90 percent effective if the half dose is followed by the full dose
The need for originality of thought and action
For the last nineteen years ever since Narendra Modi first became chief minister of Gujarat and later on Prime Minister of India, he has been receiving bouquets and brickbats from a cross-section of countrymen
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed investment professional Usha Rao-Monari as an under-secretary-general and the associate administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP)
What is charismatic leadership? Charismatic leadership is defined by a leader who uses his or her communication skills, persuasiveness, and charm to influence others
There’s a mountain within me that I climb everyday
When fortune does not smile upon us
Never been there so really can’t say
The battle for Bengal has begun
As Indians rail against the social media dominance of US-based Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook that often appears to go against the country's interests, India and its entrepreneurs have to acknowledge the failure to produce a single world-class social media app that is visible on the world map
To Memories we cling
In the splendour of Night
Cricket has been described as a game of uncertainties and surprises, but it should be noted that the same is true of politics