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Behavioural changes expected in electricity use by the consumer may not play out as anticipated without the intervention of technological inputs
The last few decades have witnessed a rise in the use and accumulation of data, often called ‘the oil of the 21st century’. Meanwhile, existing laws and regulations are inadequate in dealing with these changing data consumption patterns; this is true for India. Wrongdoings by tech companies can often go unpunished, including predatory pricing, abuse of dominance, and exclusionary conduct. This brief discusses India’s antitrust laws and regu
The foreign minister said the boundary issue between the two countries has not prevented mutually beneficial and functional cooperation in a number of areas
India has become the largest and fastest-growing producer of audio-visual (AV) content in the world, with the highest number of hours of content every day. This brief discusses issues of intellectual property (IP) and competition in the AV content sector. Under India’s Copyright Act 1957, the owner of AV content is accorded exclusive copyright over their work, which includes the right to monetise. Effective copyright protection incentiv
Replacing tech authoritarianism with state overreach will only exacerbate problems plaguing social media platforms
Japan wants to assist India to improve the investment climate to attract more FDI so that New Delhi can be linked more closely with Japan–ASEAN-based supply chains.
On a proposal by Vietnam recently, ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas investment arm of ONGC, has decided to stay invested in Block 128. The decision was taken after Hanoi offered to provide additional data to make future exploration economically feasible and discovering hydrocarbons commercially viable.
India is the third largest coal producer and the coal industry one of the oldest sectors of commercial involvement
Amidst the fragile world order and great power competition, the recent GCC-CAR summit aims to strengthen political and strategic relations
The growing Chinese and US presence near the South China Sea raises concerns in the minds of the ASEAN countries as it might be signalling a potential
The conflict in Europe helped the Taliban in cementing itself more firmly as a legitimate political entity
The moon and Mars initially will be mined for generating fuel and water, but permanent mines to extract helium-3 and other materials cannot be ruled out in the future. The costs are high and technology is still in the nascent stage, but these problems do not appear giant in the face of environmental degradation on Earth.
Myanmar remains hugely important for India. The naval visit last week again focused attention on the role of India and China in the Southeast Asian state, even though New Delhi’s weakness lies more in non-security realms.
In the ongoing contest between China and India for influence, New Delhi has made some gains in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
As competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean Region, India loses touch with Sri Lanka and solidifies relations with the Maldives.
The delivery of a Chinese frigate to Sri Lanka reinforces China’s role within competition between the two Asian giants.
The country continues to be a prime area of competition for both Asian powers in the South Asia region.
The US slipped from producing nearly 40% of the world's chips to just over 10% in the last three decades. By allocating $53 billion towards the enhancement of US semiconductor manufacturing, R&D and the augmentation of its skilled workforce in the domain, the Act sought to change China's comparative advantage
A general political and technological decoupling of the US and China is now appearing inevitable. The bitterness in their public discourse is all too
India must be prepared to tackle the uncertainty surrounding international politics and economics, especially the Trump Administration by creating a s
The competition between the US and China has severely impacted the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. This is a wake-up call to reform multilateral
This century’s superpower rivalry is being played out in the digital domain and the rules are different and fast-evolving
While China’s white paper on space is a good transparency move, the goals enshrined in the document may also make space more competitive.
The new FCI should be a market-friendly agency for food management, with a primary focus on creating competition in every segment of foodgrain supply
From 1972 to 2002, the journey of GIC — from nationalisation to a general insurance monopoly to opening up to private competition and finally to bec
While the ostensible reason for nationalisation and the obliteration of all competition was unfair practices of the companies and the protection of po
In an attempt to move beyond great power competition for influence in Africa, the United States is revamping its policy by ensuring a mutually benefic
While India and Australia prioritise cooperation with the SIDS, in the face of current geopolitical competition, the SIDS also gain from fostering a d
