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.
C Raja Mohan writes: From rewiring of society to jobs anxiety, the questions looming before AI Summit
Three books — by Yanis Varoufakis, Alex Karp, and the late diplomat Henry Kissinger — offer sharply different answers and, between them, pointers for India to the road ahead on […]
C Raja Mohan writes: In the new world order, economic policy is also foreign policy

The Covid crisis exposed the fragility of global supply chains. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drove home the new concerns. By the time the Group of Seven leaders met […]
Trump’s Board of Peace Cracks the BRICS Wall

The myth of a global south resisting U.S. hegemony melted away in Davos.
C Raja Mohan writes | India-Europe deal isn’t a byproduct of Trump’s America. It’s been long in the making

The agreements on trade, defence cooperation, and mobility unveiled this week were not conceived overnight. They reflect a sustained diplomatic effort stretching back to the early years of Prime Minister […]
C Raja Mohan writes: A question at Davos — are we back to the era of kings?

The return of kings and lords is reshaping the international landscape. Neo-royalism concentrates power at the top in sovereign leaders ruling through courts and loyalists.