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क्या प्रतिद्वंदिता को बढ़ावा देकर सोशल मीडिया को अनुशासित किया जा सकता है?
Oct 20, 2021

क्या प्रतिद्वंदिता को बढ़ावा देकर सोशल मीडिया को अनुशासित किया जा सकता है?

अगर तकनीकी तानाशाही की जगह सरकारी अतिवाद लेता है, तो इससे

History of the internet and the future of inclusive communities: A case study
Oct 18, 2021

History of the internet and the future of inclusive communities: A case study

Delving into the future of the Web and going beyond traditional social media platforms to study the new inclusive platforms of the future

चीन ने छेड़ा नये समाजवाद का आलाप !
Oct 18, 2021

चीन ने छेड़ा नये समाजवाद का आलाप !

जिनपिंग पहले दिन ही कह चुके थे कि चीन शांतिपूर्ण तरीके से

Magnanimous machines: Why AI work should work for people and not the other way around
Oct 17, 2021

Magnanimous machines: Why AI work should work for people and not the other way around

Machine learning allows us to replicate past patterns at an astonishing rate, we should work towards not replicating past mistakes and patterns

Can competition tools fix social media?
Oct 13, 2021

Can competition tools fix social media?

Replacing tech authoritarianism with state overreach will only exacerbate problems plaguing social media platforms

The muted magic of ‘Mutti’ Merkel’s chancellorship
Sep 20, 2021

The muted magic of ‘Mutti’ Merkel’s chancellorship

A lookback at Angela Merkel’s 16-year leadership of Germany

A ‘just transition’: Is India’s green transition inclusive?
Sep 17, 2021

A ‘just transition’: Is India’s green transition inclusive?

As the world speeds towards its goal of a “green transition”, India must look into what this entails for people, communities, and the social struc

तालिबान से सामाजिक दूरी क्यों है ज़रूरी?
Aug 05, 2021

तालिबान से सामाजिक दूरी क्यों है ज़रूरी?

अगर तालिबान कट्टरपंथी रवैया बनाए रखता है और सुधरता नहीं �

Keep social distance from the Taliban
Jul 26, 2021

Keep social distance from the Taliban

If the Taliban remain unreconstructed and unreformed, India will only lose and not gain anything from engaging with them.

8 windows to view India’s economic reforms: Past, present and future
Jul 24, 2021

8 windows to view India’s economic reforms: Past, present and future

Even though Socialism as a failed philosophy stares us in the face, India’s Constitution continues to Preamble all Articles through it. Perhaps, tha

Embracing the future
Jul 24, 2021

Embracing the future

The reforms of 1991, which were a cohesive wide range of reforms, covered large segments of the economy. However, in its totality, they were hamstrung

सोशल मीडिया ऐप ‘कू’ की चहक से ट्विटर को कितना ख़तरा?
Jun 29, 2021

सोशल मीडिया ऐप ‘कू’ की चहक से ट्विटर को कितना ख़तरा?

डोनाल्ड ट्रंप के शासन काल के दौरान बड़ी संख्या में सोशल म�

Smart working is the way ahead
May 20, 2021

Smart working is the way ahead

There is a need for a new social contract involving companies, people and governments.

A sustainable internet: Missing pieces to a healthy future
May 13, 2021

A sustainable internet: Missing pieces to a healthy future

When looking at tools that most of us use every day, like the internet, we need to take a step back and consider their larger impact.

Beyond government: Role of new actors in India’s development cooperation
May 02, 2021

Beyond government: Role of new actors in India’s development cooperation

There is immense potential for tech startups, social entrepreneurs and civil society organisations to become partners in India’s development coopera

Putting women front and centre of India’s green recovery process
Apr 23, 2021

Putting women front and centre of India’s green recovery process

While gender has been increasingly factored into international climate policy, progress in India has been slow.

The infodemic: Regulating the new public square
Apr 22, 2021

The infodemic: Regulating the new public square

Social media platforms were ostensibly conceived to democratise ideas, not stifle them. What is at stake is if the US’s friends continue to trust th

An uphill battle: Syrian refugees in Germany want citizenship and political representation
Apr 17, 2021

An uphill battle: Syrian refugees in Germany want citizenship and political representation

Even though Syrian refugees have been integrated relatively faster in Germany, social integration continues to be a challenge in the labour market.

Indian Muslim clerics’ call for action to overcome vaccine hesitation during Ramadan
Apr 17, 2021

Indian Muslim clerics’ call for action to overcome vaccine hesitation during Ramadan

Enforcing a sense of discipline among 170 million people, sharply divided on sectarian and linguistic lines, is never an easy task as it requires volu

सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स से दोषियों को बाहर करने पर रुक जाएगी हेट स्पीच?
Apr 14, 2021

सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स से दोषियों को बाहर करने पर रुक जाएगी हेट स्पीच?

दिग्गज टेक्नोलॉजी कंपनियों का बिजनेस मॉडल ग़लत है. यहां न�

Why data protection should not be an antitrust concern
Apr 09, 2021

Why data protection should not be an antitrust concern

The Competition Commission of India has treated data protection as a non-price competition parameter and found a compromise on this parameter by the d

Unravelling fiscal stress
Apr 03, 2021

Unravelling fiscal stress

Turning on a light switch and flooding a dark room with light instantly is apt for describing what happens once health security–related lockdowns an

Five reasons for an unhappy India
Apr 03, 2021

Five reasons for an unhappy India

The picture about India’s happiness quotient presented by the World Happiness Report 2021 is quite disappointing.

Pandemic-induced unemployment in India: Criminal activities on the rise
Mar 23, 2021

Pandemic-induced unemployment in India: Criminal activities on the rise

Multinational and multisectoral cooperation is needed to tackle the risk of misappropriation of  COVID-19 funds, preventing the opportunities for org

सिकुड़ते मानचित्र: सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म और राष्ट्रों की स्वायत्तता
Mar 22, 2021

सिकुड़ते मानचित्र: सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म और राष्ट्रों की स्वायत्तता

आज सोशल मीडिया के प्लेटफ़ॉर्म जो फ़ैसले ले रहे हैं, उनके प

Some issues to ponder with the proposed Development Finance Institution in India
Mar 18, 2021

Some issues to ponder with the proposed Development Finance Institution in India

The need for an institution to provide for capital expenditure (capex) for the infrastructure spree that the nation intends to indulge in is supreme.

Toxic trolls: How can we protect women on social media?
Mar 13, 2021

Toxic trolls: How can we protect women on social media?

Peer pressure is the single most effective tool for building successful platforms that encourage women’s participation without fear.

The Himalayan Challenge: India’s quest to achieve herd immunity through vaccination
Mar 11, 2021

The Himalayan Challenge: India’s quest to achieve herd immunity through vaccination

India requires the strategic aid of its private medical sector to reach its vast and segregated population.

Right to the city: Urban mobility for women empowerment in the decade of action
Mar 08, 2021

Right to the city: Urban mobility for women empowerment in the decade of action

Improved mobility not only broadens women’s economic and social opportunities, but also plays an important role in curbing urban congestion and envi

National budget 2021-2022 and urban local bodies
Mar 05, 2021

National budget 2021-2022 and urban local bodies

The budget has made some enhanced provisions for the physical and social infrastructure of cities. These will directly contribute to the expansion and

Correcting conceptual issues with carbon storage benefits in ecosystem service valuation
Mar 03, 2021

Correcting conceptual issues with carbon storage benefits in ecosystem service valuation

This problem has been continuing for quite some time and is highly prevalent in the existing literature on valuation of ecosystem services — in gene

Koo’s chirps won't silence the blue bird
Feb 25, 2021

Koo’s chirps won't silence the blue bird

Koo and Parler or Gab are operating under different socio-cultural contexts with differing implications on how users understand and utilise social med

सोशल मीडिया, विदेश-नीति और चरमपंथी सोच का चौराहा: भारत से एक उदाहरण
Feb 19, 2021

सोशल मीडिया, विदेश-नीति और चरमपंथी सोच का चौराहा: भारत से एक उदाहरण

सोशल मीडिया सरकारों के लिए न सिर्फ़ घरेलू तौर पर अपनी बात

Job creation, protection and equality: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Jan 27, 2021

Job creation, protection and equality: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

India’s leap into the services and IT sector without first going through the appropriate growth models and methods of educating and skilling its ent

Is deplatforming the answer to countering hate-speech?
Jan 24, 2021

Is deplatforming the answer to countering hate-speech?

A flawed business model that monetises hate and finds it more lucrative to polarise opinions — rather than bridge them — needs to be upended, befo

Atlas Shrugged: The platform v. the state
Jan 14, 2021

Atlas Shrugged: The platform v. the state

The decisions social media platforms take about the content and users they host can affect livelihoods, political processes, and major public policy d

@realDonaldTrump: A brief history
Jan 11, 2021

@realDonaldTrump: A brief history

The rise and fall of a social media handle that went up in smoke, less than 12 years old.

Technology for women in 2021: Perspectives from Kenya
Jan 08, 2021

Technology for women in 2021: Perspectives from Kenya

2020 has seen the rapid uptake of technology in both the formal and informal sectors with many formal employers adapting strategies that have allowed

Forking paths: Sustainable development in the time of a pandemic
Jan 04, 2021

Forking paths: Sustainable development in the time of a pandemic

We could either choose the way that leads to better institutions and global systems, or the other, which compromises on environmental, social and ethi

Three trends in geopolitics and geoeconomics in 2021
Jan 04, 2021

Three trends in geopolitics and geoeconomics in 2021

The story of 2021 in the global economy will continue to be dominated by the pandemic — but examining these trends will help us understand the struc

Straddling free speech and censorship: What social media should do to stay afloat
Dec 30, 2020

Straddling free speech and censorship: What social media should do to stay afloat

Social media is straddling between saving freedoms at one end, and censoring content by restricting access to extremist groups and those who are poten

For all our sakes, building digital trust had better be the technology trend of the 2020s
Dec 30, 2020

For all our sakes, building digital trust had better be the technology trend of the 2020s

The defining aspect of technology and innovation in the 2020s isn’t an algorithm or an invention, it’s a choice.