Science and Technology

NASA’s Perseverance & the Search for Life

Context: The recent findings from NASA’s Perseverance rover—potential biosignatures in Martian rocks like Cheyava Falls—mark a watershed moment in planetary...

India: GENIUS Act or Digital Rupee?

Explore how the US GENIUS Act pushes dollar-backed stablecoins and India counters with its Digital Rupee and UPI strategy. Introduction...

Nuclear Fusion: Bottling a Star on Earth

Context: Nuclear fusion—the process that powers the sun—is humanity’s most ambitious energy dream. It promises clean, limitless, and safe power,...

Deepfake Technology

Context: The viral video of Burkina Faso’s president signing a $14 billion deal with India and criticising U.S. President Donald...

Quantum Technology in Healthcare Sector

Context: Researchers at the University of Tokyo discovered “gold quantum needles”, a novel elongated nanocluster structure responsive to near-infrared light....

China’s Robot Wolves: Major Implications for India’s Security Preparedness

Context: China’s unveiling of weaponised “robot wolves” at its 2025 military parade mark a leap in man–machine warfare using AI...

ASEAN+3 and Asia’s AI Future: Unlocking Strategic Resilience in a Turbulent World

Context: In the backdrop of escalating US trade protectionism under Donald Trump’s second term, ASEAN+3 is reviving its cooperative agenda...

India’s Third Path in the Global AI Race

Amid the Global AI race and India must chart its own course—leveraging DPI, ethics, and frugal innovation for global leadership....

Spyware & GRAPHITE

Context: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reactivated a controversial contract with Paragon Solutions, granting it access to...

Vikram-32 Chip

What is Vikram-32 chip, India’s first indigenous space processor? Context: On September 2, 2025, at the Semicon India 2025 conference,...

Vikram 3201: India’s Chip Leap

ISRO’s Vikram 3201, India’s first 32-bit space chip, boosts self-reliance and marks a leap in semiconductor ambitions. Introduction On the...

Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) & the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)

Context: Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) are reshaping global finance, raising concerns of tax evasion and transparency. From April 1, 2027,...

CEREBO: A Game-Changer in Early Detection of TBI

Context: Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) pose a major health challenge, especially in rural India, where access to CT/MRI scans is...

China AI Infrastructure Strategy: Why It Outshines Semiconductor Exports for Global Power

Context: China’s growing focus on exporting AI infrastructure over semiconductors reflects the current global race for digital leadership, where “compute”...

Silicon Dreams and India’s Semiconductor Future

Silicon Dreams and India’s Semiconductor Future

Explore India’s semiconductor mission—challenges, policies, talent, and global chip geopolitics shaping India’s digital future. Semiconductors are the steel of the...