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Preventing proliferation: Tracking Uranium on the blockchain
Aug 20, 2023

Preventing proliferation: Tracking Uranium on the blockchain

Advances in technology, the shifting sands of the global nuclear energy market, and the extant standards and practices surrounding the monitoring of radioactive materials raise important questions about the future of nuclear security. Technological advancements have enabled the retrieval of radioactive materials from unconventional sources and made fuel fabrication easier. The emergence of new players in the nuclear energy market also flags conce

The growing role of blockchain in Indian governance
Nov 27, 2023

The growing role of blockchain in Indian governance

In a country possessing as vast a landscape and populace as India, blockchain has the potential to completely transform and revolutionize governance,

Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance
Jun 22, 2018

Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance

People are going to ask government for answers, and the solutions will lie in getting transparency through new-age systems.

Utilising blockchain for cross-border payments: Implications for India
Aug 20, 2023

Utilising blockchain for cross-border payments: Implications for India

Cross-border payment is one part of the banking sector that has yet to benefit from recent progress in digitalisation. Most international transactions are still processed using a 600-year-old correspondent banking system devised by the Medici.[1] However, this system of manual entry of transactions is not a scalable solution for the burgeoning digital payments space. While this may seem like an issue for institutions, a huge segment of the popul

BRICS @15: From an economic to a strategic plurilateral forum
Sep 17, 2021

BRICS @15: From an economic to a strategic plurilateral forum

Critique of BRICS is logical and natural but can be unfair without careful examination of its evolution and contribution

Can India shape the global policy for Web 3.0?
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

Crime and Punishment in the Metaverse: A Primer
Dec 26, 2023

Crime and Punishment in the Metaverse: A Primer

Immersive technology is a key part of the emerging Web 3.0. A prominent aspect of this evolution of the World Wide Web is the Metaverse, which aims to build a fully immersive and self-sustaining virtual shared space for humans to use as they would the physical world in all aspects of life. Existing concerns and debates on privacy, user protection, and the ethics of monetising platforms also extend to the Metaverse. This brief discusses the three

Exploring the Metaverse: Challenges and Opportunities for India in the ‘Next Internet’
Aug 16, 2023

Exploring the Metaverse: Challenges and Opportunities for India in the ‘Next Internet’

The metaverse is a real-time, three-dimensional world that is accessible through Virtual Reality (VR) head-mounted display. Called ‘the next Internet’, the metaverse is multi-technology and incorporates hardware infrastructure with immersive technology, blockchain technology, computer vision, and ubiquitous interfaces. Globally, metaverse is still in the nascent stage as stakeholders work to figure out its innovative and practical app

Exploring the nexus: Cryptocurrency, Zakat, and terror funding
May 08, 2024

Exploring the nexus: Cryptocurrency, Zakat, and terror funding

Cryptocurrencies have transformed financial transactions and donations, yet the anonymity they offer has been exploited by terrorist organisations

Fear and loathing of cryptocurrencies
Mar 04, 2021

Fear and loathing of cryptocurrencies

Governments must realise that cryptocurrencies were created as a reaction to neoliberal policies and wholly strive to understand how the state can bui

In search of a coherent international approach to governing technologies
Oct 17, 2021

In search of a coherent international approach to governing technologies

If States cannot agree on legally binding rules, norms are the next best option for shaping State behaviour in cyberspace, but is that enough?

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

Securing property rights in India through distributed ledger technology
Jul 24, 2023

Securing property rights in India through distributed ledger technology

India registered rapid economic growth over the past couple of years, with the GDP growing 7.6 percent in 2015-2016. While economic activity remains buoyant, however, the country still has a long way to go. The government must capitalise on the current economic momentum and use it to accelerate its reform agenda. One of the areas requiring regulatory attention is the property market. Despite a push for reform through the Digital India Land Record

Shoots of change: India’s agritech revolution
Jan 12, 2024

Shoots of change: India’s agritech revolution

Indian agritech is making impressive strides and expanding its global footprint, but it is still at a nascent stage and has penetrated only 1 percent

Technology: Taming – and unleashing – technology together
Jan 16, 2024

Technology: Taming – and unleashing – technology together

Innovative approaches will require regulatory processes to include all stakeholders.

Thanks to COVID-19, the future of work is now
May 03, 2020

Thanks to COVID-19, the future of work is now

We need to make the gig economy a dignified one, as it will certainly embrace the future of work, if not be the basis of it.

The ethical cost of NFTs in Art: A focus on the fashion Industry
Aug 29, 2022

The ethical cost of NFTs in Art: A focus on the fashion Industry

Proper regulations need to be put in place to control the NFTs’ impact not only from a climate perspective but also in the ethics and legislation ar

Time to define DeFi regulation in India
Apr 29, 2023

Time to define DeFi regulation in India

If India strikes the right balance between innovation and oversight leadership, India could help set a global template for DeFi regulation

Time to reassess what is good, what is bad, and what is ugly about India's tech regulations
Mar 14, 2022

Time to reassess what is good, what is bad, and what is ugly about India's tech regulations

Three sets of issues emerge here - understanding the nature of technology-linked risks, assessing the challenges to governance, and being imaginative in embracing new modes of regulation.

Turbulent times for China's Big Tech is far from over
Nov 19, 2021

Turbulent times for China's Big Tech is far from over

China is instating new measures such as blockchain standardisation and amendment of the Anti-Monopoly Law in an effort to further rein in the Big Tech

Union Budget 2022: Focus on digital, digital finance, and the future of finance
Feb 02, 2022

Union Budget 2022: Focus on digital, digital finance, and the future of finance

This year’s budget has laid out the framework for a digitally-led India, with special emphasis placed upon digitalising finance

Water footprint of emerging technology: A need for concern?
Mar 21, 2024

Water footprint of emerging technology: A need for concern?

With the increasing prevalence of emerging technologies, there arises a necessity for deeper scrutiny of their water footprint

तंत्रज्ञानाच्या विकासासाठी निर्बंध रहित नियमनाची गरज
Feb 05, 2024

तंत्रज्ञानाच्या विकासासाठी निर्बंध रहित नियमनाची गरज

नाविन्यपूर्ण पध्दतींमध्ये सर्व भागधारकांना समाविष्ट क�

बदलाचे कोंब: भारताची कृषी तंत्रज्ञान क्रांती
Jan 23, 2024

बदलाचे कोंब: भारताची कृषी तंत्रज्ञान क्रांती

भारताचे कृषी-तंत्रज्ञान प्रभावी प्रगती करत आहे आणि जागत�

भविष्यातील काम: माणसासाठी की यंत्रांसाठी
Jan 31, 2021

भविष्यातील काम: माणसासाठी की यंत्रांसाठी

चौथ्या औद्योगिक क्रांतीने वेग घेतला आहे. यात डिजिटलायाझेशन आणि ऑटोमेशन हे दोन कळीचे मुद्दे ठरतील. त्यामुळे कामगारांना ही कौशल्ये देणे, महत्त्वाचे ठरणार आहे.

भारताला गरज डिजिटल चलनाची
Nov 26, 2019

भारताला गरज डिजिटल चलनाची

भारत हा जगातील दुसरा सर्वात मोठा डिजिटल देश होण्याच्या वाटेवर आहे. मात्र, डिजिटल चलनाच्या संकटाला तोंड देण्यासाठी आपल्याकडे कुठलीही योजना नाही.

वेब 3.0 साठी भारत जागतिक धोरणाला आकार देऊ शकतो का?
Jan 05, 2023

वेब 3.0 साठी भारत जागतिक धोरणाला आकार देऊ शकतो का?

भारताने वेब 3.0 वर आपली धोरणे सुव्यवस्थित केली पाहिजे आणि �

ভারতীয় প্রশাসনে ব্লকচেনের ক্রমবর্ধমান ভূমিকা
Jan 18, 2024

ভারতীয় প্রশাসনে ব্লকচেনের ক্রমবর্ধমান ভূমিকা

ভারতের মতো বিশাল ভূচিত্র ও জনসংখ্যার অধিকারী একটি দেশে ব

‘भारत के शासन-प्रशासन में ब्लॉकचेन की बढ़ती भूमिका’
Nov 29, 2023

‘भारत के शासन-प्रशासन में ब्लॉकचेन की बढ़ती भूमिका’

भारत जैसे विशाल क्षेत्रफल और जनसंख्या वाले देश में ब्लॉक