The backlash against data centres is forcing investors to reckon with the people who supply AI’s land, water and power. India should pay attention.
Anindya Dutta
Founder | Two Roads and author
India is changing how its soldiers serve, how its forces are commanded and how wars will be fought. The question is whether these changes will strengthen the military community on which fighting power depends.
Satish Pradhan
Independent Consultant
A college debate reveals how easily forceful speaking can be mistaken for a good argument—and how much we miss when we fail to listen.
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Anthropic’s IPO filing lays bare a fundamental tension in the AI business: can a company committed to safety withstand the demands of investors, governments and an accelerating technological race?
Anindya Dutta
Founder | Two Roads and author
Why the next leap in digital governance is about certainty, not speed
Ajay Chacko
Director | Keya Foods International
Every new check on India’s ration system was meant to stop theft. None was designed to ask who gets turned away when it fails.
Nandita Abraham
Founding Dean | BITS Design School, Mumbai
Can AI be conscious? The answer depends on what you think consciousness is. Seven people, and seven old Indian ideas, can help you make up your mind.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
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A college debate reveals how easily forceful speaking can be mistaken for a good argument—and how much we miss when we fail to listen.
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Why the next leap in digital governance is about certainty, not speed
Ajay Chacko
Director | Keya Foods International
Can AI be conscious? The answer depends on what you think consciousness is. Seven people, and seven old Indian ideas, can help you make up your mind.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
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Founder | Two Roads and author
Independent Consultant
Founding Dean | BITS Design School, Mumbai
Founder | Finetrain
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
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