For decades, golf in India has lived a largely metropolitan life—tucked inside cantonments, private clubs and elite city pockets. The launch of the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) signals an …
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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Indian Rights Body Seeks Action as Workers Report Captivity in Thai Factory
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readWhen the video finally emerged online, it was brief, unpolished, and urgent. Recorded inside what appears to be an industrial facility near Bangkok, six Indian men spoke directly to the …
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An Indian-American Voice at the Heart of a Historic Supreme Court Ruling
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readWhen the U.S. Supreme Court moved to curb a sitting president’s power, the lawyer standing at the center of the decision was the son of Indian immigrants who grew up …
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The February 20, 2026, judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court has not only dismantled President Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” but has also fundamentally altered the logic of several U.S. …
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India’s Compounding Bet: Semiconductors, AI, and Pax Silica
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readOn day five of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, a carefully choreographed signing in New Delhi carried consequences far beyond the conference halls. India formally joined Pax Silica, a …
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The Invisible Shield: How AI Is Protecting the Digital Identities of Over a Billion Indians
by R. Suryamurthy 2 minutes readIn an era where digital identity is as critical as physical proof, India has quietly rolled out one of the world’s most sophisticated population-scale security systems. Behind every Aadhaar enrolment …
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India’s AI Moment: From Startup Experimentation to Public-Interest Infrastructure
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readAs artificial intelligence races ahead globally, India is making a deliberate bid to define not just how fast AI scales, but whom it ultimately serves. That ambition was evident across …
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From Data Sovereignty to Ethics, India Outlines Global AI Governance Vision
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readAt a moment when artificial intelligence is racing ahead faster than regulators and societies can comfortably absorb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the Leaders’ Plenary Session of the India AI …
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From Poverty Gains to Climate Losses: What ESCAP’s Data Reveal About South Asia
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readSouth Asia is emerging as one of the most consequential battlegrounds for the global 2030 Agenda, with new data showing that hard-won social and economic gains are being steadily undermined …
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By the time the doors opened at Bharat Mandapam for the India AI Impact Summit 2026, it was clear this wasn’t a conference chasing hype cycles. What unfolded instead was …