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Can India shape the global policy for Web 3.0?
Indian Economy | Cyber and Technology Apr 12, 2022

Can India shape the global policy for Web 3.0?

India should streamline its policies on Web 3.0 and participate in the global policy development so that it can become a significant player in the Web 3 economy

How can India make its technology policy powerful, innovative, and secure?
Cyber and Technology | Privacy & Data Protection Apr 02, 2022

How can India make its technology policy powerful, innovative, and secure?

The monopoly of Big Tech firms impacts national sovereignty, fair competition, innovation diffusion, consumer rights, privacy, market efficiency, economy, and human progress. India must act now to secure its tech policy.

Moving into an era of advertisements by digital avatars
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Mar 29, 2022

Moving into an era of advertisements by digital avatars

As AI-generated media is causing a seismic shift in the advertising industry, its adverse impact on consumer trust and safety needs to addressed

Time to navigate Indian metaverses
Cyber and Technology | Privacy & Data Protection Mar 29, 2022

Time to navigate Indian metaverses

With the advent of metaverse, new challenges around privacy, user safety, and intellectual property rights will surface

Cybersecurity in the Quantum Age
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Mar 28, 2022

Cybersecurity in the Quantum Age

In the age of quantum computing and technology, India needs to devise a multi-stakeholder approach to secure its cyberspace

A lot left to play: The under-researched Indian gaming landscape
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Mar 17, 2022

A lot left to play: The under-researched Indian gaming landscape

Despite the rapid rise in the video gaming industry in India, in-depth research and policy interventions in this sector is negligible.

Big Tech: The phony knight of democracy
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Feb 18, 2022

Big Tech: The phony knight of democracy

The titans of tech evade regulations on the ground of free speech as they rake in profit from misinformation in host countries, while complying to similar regulations back home.

The state of surveillance in India: National security at the cost of privacy?
Cyber Security | Internal Security | Cyber and Technology Feb 17, 2022

The state of surveillance in India: National security at the cost of privacy?

As India makes rapid technological advancements, should it rethink its regulatory framework governing surveillance?

Metaverse: Making it a universe for all
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Feb 10, 2022

Metaverse: Making it a universe for all

To avoid the pitfalls of previous inventions that promised to be accessible to all, the metaverse should ensure that it remains more democratic and open from the get-go

Digital Southeast Asia: Opportunities for Australia–India cooperation to support the region in the post-COVID-19 context
International Affairs Feb 10, 2022

Digital Southeast Asia: Opportunities for Australia–India cooperation to support the region in the post-COVID-19 context

The accelerated digital transformation has provided India and Australia with ample opportunities to work together and in collaboration with other like-minded countries on multiple fronts ...

Emerging and Critical Technologies: New Frontiers for an Aspirational India
International Affairs | Cyber and Technology | Digital Inclusion Jan 26, 2022

Emerging and Critical Technologies: New Frontiers for an Aspirational India

India is seen as a bridging power that can narrow the divide between the developed and developing countries through the use and regulation of new and emerging technologies ...

Setting a path to green, resilient and inclusive development
Economic Reforms | Climate Change Jan 18, 2022

Setting a path to green, resilient and inclusive development

By investing now to build a green, resilient and inclusive economy, countries can turn the challenges of COVID-19 and climate change into opportunities for a more prosperous and stable future

The future of the battle for minds
Media and Internet Jan 15, 2022

The future of the battle for minds

The use of cognitive warfare by states showcases that a new avenue for contestation has emerged

Technology policymaking in India: The need for a paradigm shift
Media and Internet Jan 15, 2022

Technology policymaking in India: The need for a paradigm shift

To emerge as tech power in the future, India needs to rethink its approach towards policymaking

Pivotal regulatory considerations for #AIForAll
Defence and Security | Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance | Privacy & Data Protection Jan 15, 2022

Pivotal regulatory considerations for #AIForAll

MeitY needs to spearhead the initiative to draft a suitable framework to regulate Artificial Intelligence by working closely with relevant stakeholders

The near future of international law in cyberspace: Contentions and realities
Media and Internet Jan 15, 2022

The near future of international law in cyberspace: Contentions and realities

International stability can be endangered if the fine points of how international law applies to cyber operations are not determined

Digital democracies: Drawing battle lines in the sand
Media and Internet Jan 15, 2022

Digital democracies: Drawing battle lines in the sand

As technology is growing by leaps and bounds, and its interplay with democracy has magnified, is it time to place regulations on digital democracy? ...

Big Tech and climate change: There’s more to it than meets the eye
Climate Change | Cyber and Technology Jan 12, 2022

Big Tech and climate change: There’s more to it than meets the eye

Is Big Tech using financial metrics and emission-based metrics to evade accountability?

Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence
Economics and Finance | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Dec 15, 2021

Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence

In the post pandemic world, Asia could exploit the growing digital connectivity to overcome the hassles of conventional trade and ratchet up its economic growth

Digital democracies and virtual frontiers: How do we safeguard democracy in the 4IR?
Media and Internet | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Dec 10, 2021

Digital democracies and virtual frontiers: How do we safeguard democracy in the 4IR?

Open societies have always defended their borders stoutly and they must also safeguard the new digital frontlines

Increasing Patient Capital to catalyse the development of Emerging Technologies: A call to action for Indian venture capitalists
Cyber and Technology Dec 10, 2021

Increasing Patient Capital to catalyse the development of Emerging Technologies: A call to action for Indian venture capitalists

If there was a large, liberal pool of patient investment capital, like in Silicon Valley, it is highly probable that there would be tremendous scope for a greater number of Indian innovators and startups to develop, test, and enhance AI and Deep Tech-enabled products and ...

Onshoring fabrication is a precondition to secure Indian techno-sovereignty
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Dec 07, 2021

Onshoring fabrication is a precondition to secure Indian techno-sovereignty

India can simultaneously boost its economy and break free from its dependence on China by onshoring fabrication of hardware and electronics.

India’s race to quantum supremacy
Cyber and Technology Dec 06, 2021

India’s race to quantum supremacy

India’s quantum policies are excellent on paper, but more needs to be done to make them practically relevant

Cryptocurrency soar runs into hardware problems
Economics and Finance | Cyber Security | Internet Governance Nov 30, 2021

Cryptocurrency soar runs into hardware problems

Regulators around the world must address the faultlines in newer technology-led concepts like crypto that can reshape the global economy

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Roshani Jain

Roshani Jain

Roshani Jain is a Research Assistant for the Strategic Studies Programme, under the Neighbourhood Team. Her research interests include South Asian environmental security and international resource sharing, with a special emphasis on hydro-diplomacy. She is interested in exploring environmental policy discourses ...

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Rosa Balfour

Balfour is director of Carnegie Europe. Her fields of expertise include European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy. ...

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