Delivering for the Global South: Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and a Trusted Tech Future
The contents of this essay are based on conversations during the 7th India-US Forum The Indian model of DPI followed a framework structured around the question: what solutions will it offer? Private and public sectors were brought together to build the skeletal framework which is the India Stack. The government created the foundational layer, […]
Quantamania: Rules for an AI World
The contents of this essay are based on conversations during the 7th India-US Forum AI is a nascent industry which must be leveraged without running into overwhelming legal challenges. There is a North-South divide in approaching AI. Countries in the global North, such as the US, have taken a risk-centric approach to creating rules around […]
iCET: Well Begun, But Challenges Lie Ahead
The contents of this essay are based on conversations during the 7th India-US Forum In just a year, the US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) has gone from being an idea to becoming an organizing principle of the India-US bilateral relationship. Now, there is no Forum that meets bilaterally without some tangent that connects […]
Star Trek: Planetary Defence and Strategic Space
The contents of this essay are based on conversations during the 7th India-US Forum Space is no longer the domain of just governments since a multitude of state and non-state actors now have access to space. Space-based services support the world’s financial information, communication systems, scientific discoveries, and environmental monitoring. It is increasingly contested and […]