The United States has overtaken Qatar as India’s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), marking one of the most significant shifts in India’s energy import strategy in decades and …
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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Cybersecurity Faces an AI-Accelerated Vulnerability Explosion
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readArtificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the cybersecurity landscape, shrinking the time needed to discover software vulnerabilities from months to days and forcing organizations to rethink how they defend critical systems, …
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India Weighs UPI Fees as U.S. Challenges Digital Payments
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia’s globally acclaimed Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the backbone of the country’s digital payments revolution, has entered a new phase of policy uncertainty after the government introduced legislation that could …
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US Visa Data Show India Far Ahead Despite Immigration Curbs
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readEven as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration moves to tighten immigration through stricter visa screening, expanded travel restrictions and tougher scrutiny of foreign students and skilled workers, South Asians continued …
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Arctic Is Now a Geopolitical Battlefield, Parliament Panel Tells India
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia’s approach to the Arctic and Antarctic can no longer be confined to scientific research as climate change, geopolitical rivalry and the race for critical resources rapidly transform the polar …
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India is fast running out of time to renew the landmark 1996 Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh, with less than a year left before the agreement expires and no formal …
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Amazon appears poised to deepen its investments in India after its cloud computing arm crossed the $2.36 billion (Rs 20,332 crore) revenue mark, with the company’s strong financial performance coinciding …
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Nearly half of non-resident Indians (NRIs) who own property in India are planning to diversify their real estate holdings, reflecting a broader shift from emotional ownership to strategic global wealth …
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India Plans Technology-Driven Defense Offset Overhaul as $13.2 Billion Program Enters New Phase
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia is preparing to recast its defense offset policy under the proposed Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2025, narrowing the scope of offset obligations to advanced technology transfers and military maintenance …
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India Eyes Tougher Sugar Rules as Parliamentary Panel Pushes Overhaul of Baby Food Regulation
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia could be headed for its biggest overhaul of food labelling and infant nutrition regulations in years after a Parliamentary Standing Committee urged the government to tighten oversight of sugar …