Preparations are in full swing for the celebration of the Dalai Lama’s birthday in July, Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong (elected leader) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), told The Hindu. All eyes are on a possible announcement by the Dalai Lama on his reincarnation or successor. In a statement in September 2011, Tenzin Gyatso, the … Read more
The IndiaAI compute mission follows a bidding process where empanelled vendors must match the lowest bid price for the AI compute and services. Photo: indiaai.gov.in The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced the launch of a continuous empanelment process for AI compute providers, which allows firms to apply on an ongoing basis to supply AI … Read more
The campaign to the Hyderabad local body Member of Legislative Council (MLC) polls, which recently concluded, provided a glimpse into how the political landscape in Telangana may change in the next few years. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to emerge as a strong contender. The national party fielded a candidate against the All … Read more
‘The Indian arbitrator is very much at the heart of the country’s arbitration ecosystem’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s economic rise has, unsurprisingly, triggered many conversations about the potential of Indian arbitration as a significant contributor to the growth. An increase in domestic and cross-border commerce has made the occurrence of commercial disputes inevitable. … Read more
In the backdrop of a rising trend of decimation of rights for people who do not fit into the binary of male and female, led by the U.S. administration, a recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling has further polarised the gender debate. In an 88-page judgment, five judges unanimously ruled that only biological women and not … Read more
Democracies in the western world are in crisis, marked by deepening polarisation, mistrust in democratic institutions and rising populism that is making those countries take an insular turn. Over two decades ago, economist Dani Rodrik put forward a proposition he termed the political trilemma of the world economy. Examining the state of economic integration in … Read more
The International Monetary Fund’s report that pointed to the likelihood of the economic gains of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications outweighing the environmental costs of the increased energy demand that AI data centres will require is reassuring. It underscores that this transformational technology is not fundamentally at odds with the global imperative to pursue sustainable growth … Read more
India’s responses The Pahalgam incident is tragic. There has to be a full-fledged inquiry and the persons responsible punished. However, there needs to be focus on some of India’s retaliatory measures; for example, to send away Pakistanis who have come to India for treatment and, in some cases, asking Pakistanis who have been living in … Read more
A vintage colour lithograph from 1853 of William Shakespeare. | Photo Credit: Getty Images April 23 marked the 461st birth anniversary of the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare, who was described by his scholarly contemporary Ben Jonson as the “Soul of the Age”. Shakespeare was born in 1564, a year which was significant in the … Read more
The tension between languages and cultures is mediated by translation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A picture theory of language says images are the link between words and the real world. One points to a cow and tells a toddler, “Look, cow. Say it. Say cow!” Thereafter, it is unlikely that the child will point … Read more