The headlines of the past year have painted a grim, near-dystopian picture of India’s commercial hubs: silent “empty offices” where algorithms have purportedly evicted the human workforce. This narrative of …
Opinion
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Opinion: No Light at the End of the Tunnel
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readNearing its second week, the conflict in the Middle East appears to have only one direction: from bad to worse by the day. The dizzying speed at which the war …
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Congress Is Not Ready for Artificial Intelligence
by Rohith (Ro) Chari, Special to South Asian Herald 6 minutes readArtificial intelligence is already reshaping the American economy. Software writes software. Customer service is handled by algorithms. Legal research that once required teams of associates can now be completed in …
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Uttarakhand has never been a state that dominates headlines. It does not feature daily in political shouting matches or cultural flashpoints. For long stretches, it has remained largely absent from …
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Capital Latitude: Where the Gulf Meets the Ocean
by Rasita Vishnuram 6 minutes read“Foreign policy is a matter of costs and benefits, not theology.” — Fareed Zakaria Just days ago, news broke that the United States and Israel had struck Iran, aiming to …
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Opinion: Missiles, Markets and Madness
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readA full week into a conflict where principal policy makers are yet to make up their minds on whether it is a “war” or simply an “operation.” There is no …
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Beyond a Courtesy Call: Paul Kapur’s Dhaka Visit and Bangladesh’s Rising Strategic Weight in South Asia
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 6 minutes readU.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur’s recent visit to Dhaka should not be viewed merely as a routine diplomatic engagement. Rather, it reflects …
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A Region at War, A World on Edge: The Expanding Iran Conflict
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 6 minutes readThe Middle East has entered its most dangerous military confrontation in decades, after a coordinated U.S.–Israeli assault on Iran — dubbed Operation Epic Fury — killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah …
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Opinion: Japan Faces Pressure From China
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThe whole world is watching nervously at the Middle East, where the Trump administration is flexing its muscles over a nuclear deal that should be to the satisfaction of Washington. …