Across the board, the impact of COVID-19 was shutdown and lockdown of the economies in India and South Asia, the United States, and around the world
ISRO Needs a Rejig - Before Success Becomes its Biggest Constraint
India now has companies capable of manufacturing rockets, satellites, electronics, structures and other space hardware. New private space companies are developing technologies at a speed that would have been difficult to imagine a decade ago.
India’s First Private Orbital Satellite Launch: Need to Transform 'Private' Milestone Into Enduring Instrument of National Power
Beijing had regional dominance (e.g., the Shanghai Xingshu LEO projects). India has built a counter-weight. It now offers competitive, on-demand orbital routing through NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO, and IN-SPACe, its regulator.
Closing South Asia’s Mental Health Gap With AI: It can Improve Access, Reduce Delay and Connect More People
For people with mild to moderate distress, an AI-assisted system could provide brief, structured support based on evidence-based psychological techniques. For high-risk cases such as suicidal thoughts, psychotic symptoms, or acute trauma, the system should immediately refer the person to a human professional or a trained community health worker.
AI for Every Nepali: Jobs, Prosperity and Nepal’s Next Development Leap
Nepal does not need to become Silicon Valley. It does not need to copy India, China, Singapore or Canada. Nepal needs an AI strategy rooted in its own realities: young talent, hydropower potential, local problems, growing IT services, tourism, agriculture, small businesses and a global diaspora.
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