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Flying high: Civilian drones in India
Cyber and Technology | Digital Inclusion Jan 23, 2025

Flying high: Civilian drones in India

From faith to agriculture, drones are increasingly becoming central to addressing a broad spectrum of India’s developmental needs. ...

Bridging gaps in biosecurity: The significance of information
International Affairs | Healthcare Jan 16, 2025

Bridging gaps in biosecurity: The significance of information

Information dissemination is an often overlooked but key component of biosecurity, making governmental regulation and public communication essential ...

Drone detection systems: Addressing a threat to CBRN facilities
Defence and Security | Cyber Security Dec 23, 2024

Drone detection systems: Addressing a threat to CBRN facilities

Drone surveillance is a crucial blind spot in security policies for CBRN facilities. Thus, drone detection systems are proving to be increasingly essential ...

Digital Personal Data Protection Act: Shaping India’s AI-driven fintech sector
Cyber Security | Privacy & Data Protection Dec 23, 2024

Digital Personal Data Protection Act: Shaping India’s AI-driven fintech sector

India’s regulatory approach to fintech demonstrates a balanced concern for both technological advancement and consumer rights ...

Global perspectives on AI bias: Addressing cultural asymmetries and ethical implications
Artificial Intelligence Dec 17, 2024

Global perspectives on AI bias: Addressing cultural asymmetries and ethical implications

AI models are socio-technical products that often reflect historical and socio-political biases. As AI development is largely Western-led, addressing AI bias requires a global, multicultural perspective. ...

Gaming platforms: A new frontier for extremist recruitment and radicalisation
Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Dec 05, 2024

Gaming platforms: A new frontier for extremist recruitment and radicalisation

As online gaming has boomed since the pandemic, the threat of extremism spreading through these platforms must be addressed by developers, policymakers and the gaming community. ...

Will India’s innovation ecosystem address AI-ready ‘memory safety’?
Artificial Intelligence Nov 08, 2024

Will India’s innovation ecosystem address AI-ready ‘memory safety’?

If Indian strategic agencies seek to leverage the transformative power of AI, the issue of ‘memory safety’ in software systems needs to be prioritized ...

Securing India's critical infrastructure: Prioritising cybersecurity in chemical facilities
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Oct 07, 2024

Securing India's critical infrastructure: Prioritising cybersecurity in chemical facilities

The government must adapt and evolve existing cybersecurity frameworks to address the unique challenges critical infrastructure that chemical plants face ...

From access to empowerment: ICTs for persons with disabilities
Internet Governance Sep 28, 2024

From access to empowerment: ICTs for persons with disabilities

ICTs shape lives, especially for persons with disabilities. Although India’s record in supporting this community has been inspirational, targeted interventions are still required. ...

The age of AI and access to information paradox
Artificial Intelligence Sep 27, 2024

The age of AI and access to information paradox

Generative AI reduces the cost of information generation and transmission, leading to information overload and manipulation, undermining the civic participation potential outlined in SDG mandates for access to information ...

Bridging the gap: Accessible information for all
Internet Governance Sep 27, 2024

Bridging the gap: Accessible information for all

It is paramount to ensure that information is accessible to all without discrimination, by bridging divides in digital access, skills, and literacy ...

Accessing news and information online: A Pandora’s box?
Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Sep 27, 2024

Accessing news and information online: A Pandora’s box?

Globally, most people access news and information online today, but the trend has a dark underside that we must act together to address. ...

Algorithmic transparency: Public access to information on automated decision-making
Cyber and Technology Sep 27, 2024

Algorithmic transparency: Public access to information on automated decision-making

As algorithms exercise an ever-increasing role in the digital sphere, there is a need to ensure that they function in alignment with societal values using algorithmic transparency ...

Data for all: Promoting open source data utilisation in India
Privacy & Data Protection | Cyber and Technology Sep 27, 2024

Data for all: Promoting open source data utilisation in India

Embracing open source data offers a pathway to unlock innovation, enhance governance, and foster economic growth ...

Ethical considerations in AI-driven access to information
Artificial Intelligence Sep 27, 2024

Ethical considerations in AI-driven access to information

AI-driven information access enhances how people find and consume information, but it also poses ethical challenges that must be addressed to ensure universal access ...

The emerging safety and ethical landscape of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Cyber and Technology Sep 26, 2024

The emerging safety and ethical landscape of Brain-Computer Interfaces

BCIs hold great potential for treating neuromuscular disorders but raise ethical and safety concerns, particularly as governments and companies explore commercial and military uses. ...

The dark web demystified: Its role in privacy, crime, and regulation
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Sep 19, 2024

The dark web demystified: Its role in privacy, crime, and regulation

As technology continues to evolve, combating dark web crime requires ongoing adaptation and collaboration among stakeholders to safeguard digital security and public safety on a global scale ...

Preparing India’s workforce for an AI future
Artificial Intelligence Aug 29, 2024

Preparing India’s workforce for an AI future

The AI age requires upskilling on the part of employees to adequately take advantage of the opportunities it has to offer ...

AI alignment as responsible innovation
Artificial Intelligence Aug 27, 2024

AI alignment as responsible innovation

AI alignment research aims to encode human values within AI development. However, due to diverse contexts and value systems, responsible innovation requires ongoing vigilance ...

COVID-19 attribution and China’s accountability
Cyber and Technology Aug 22, 2024

COVID-19 attribution and China’s accountability

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical need for robust biosecurity and biosafety measures worldwide ...

Can self-regulation navigate the fintech maze in India?
International Affairs | Cyber and Technology Aug 20, 2024

Can self-regulation navigate the fintech maze in India?

The Indian fintech sector has reacted positively to the RBI's self-regulatory initiative, but several challenges must be addressed for effective implementation ...

Biosecurity blueprint for India
Digital Inclusion Aug 17, 2024

Biosecurity blueprint for India

Given the complexity and potential risks associated with the biotechnological advancements, India should establish a dedicated biosecurity agency to assess and mitigate biosecurity threats ...

AI and central banks: Merging innovation with prudence
Artificial Intelligence Aug 16, 2024

AI and central banks: Merging innovation with prudence

Central banks are cautiously integrating AI, recognising its potential to enhance their functions while being mindful of the risks involved ...

Bridging AI’s trust gap to make India AI-ready
Cyber and Technology Aug 12, 2024

Bridging AI’s trust gap to make India AI-ready

By focusing on transparency, indigenous AI development, and upskilling the workforce, India can harness AI's potential while safeguarding national security and promoting fair competition. ...

Balancing ambition with realism: The role of AI in development
Cyber and Technology Jul 29, 2024

Balancing ambition with realism: The role of AI in development

Without the critical infrastructural prerequisites, AI’s role in development would remain stunted  ...

The AI “black box” conundrum
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jun 11, 2024

The AI “black box” conundrum

It is difficult and highly impractical for any AI regulation to be effective if the technology in question is hidden behind black boxes, be it training data or the algorithm itself. ...

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Aaditya Tangri

Aaditya Tangri

Aaditya Tangri is a Non-Resident Contributor (Research) at Center for New Economic Diplomacy, Observer Research Foundation. His field of research includes climate adaptation, sustainable finance, energy independence, supply chain resilience and micro- entrepreneurship. He is currently the Chair of Global Sustainable ...

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Prarthna Bhattacharya

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