Bhabha, Cold War, nuclear technology, 1955: Dos and don’t for India in AI

No nation can afford to treat AI as only a public good. The calls for international cooperation at the summit then coexist uneasily with pursuit of national interest.
AI shakes statecraft: Prediction markets test diplomats, spies

While governments discuss how to regulate the transformative technological revolution, AI-driven prediction markets are beginning to constrain state behaviour — including on decisions about war and peace.
India’s Approach to Military AI: Strategy, Governance, and Challenges

This report assesses India’s military AI ecosystem, its institutional foundations, operational deployments, and persistent structural constraints, and benchmarks it against the rapid advances of its principal competitors.
AI and Nuclear Risk: India’s Imperative in the Age of Intelligent Warfare

This report argues that the inevitable integration of AI into nuclear command systems creates unprecedented risks of inadvertent escalation and miscalculation. Facing China’s “intelligentized warfare” and Pakistan’s asymmetric capabilities, India risks strategic obsolescence if it fails to modernize. The authors propose a dual strategy: India must accelerate indigenous AI development for deterrence while championing an International AI Security Council to enforce human oversight and global norms in this volatile new era.
DeepSeek’s Sputnik moment: 5 ways in which US-China AI race plays out for India

One is the strategic salience of the moment. Historical comparisons are odious, but in terms of the sheer shock it produced, DeepSeek reminds us of the Soviet Union’s launch of […]
From Policy to Production: Evaluating India’s Semiconductor Mission

This roundtable explored India’s semiconductor ambitions amid the global ‘Chip Wars.’ It assessed ISM’s early progress, key challenges like infrastructure and talent gaps, and strategies for deeper global integration. The discussion emphasized policy shifts, partnerships, and capacity-building to position India as a competitive force in the global semiconductor ecosystem.