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Category: Science, Technology and Infrastructure Policy

Strategic Competition in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: India and its Potential Capabilities

The realist assumption of the world being an anarchical place and nation-states driven by self-interests is a predominant theoretical worldview in international politics and diplomacy. Historically, nation-states have always tried to augment their military and economic capabilities to achieve a balance of power with rival nation-states. Right from the invention of gunpowder to the development… Continue reading Strategic Competition in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: India and its Potential Capabilities

Digitalisation of Diplomacy

With the advancement of technology and the ultimate rise of the internet, a new digital age has dominated the 21st century, leaving no field untouched by its presence. The world has undergone a rapid process of digitalization which has accelerated real-time communication and dissemination of information among people, ensuring that everything is just a click… Continue reading Digitalisation of Diplomacy

In Conversation with Utkarsh Roy, Rahul Raina and Naman Gupta

Mr Utkarsh Roy is one of the co-founders of Introbot AI, a WhatsApp-based artificial intelligence software that helps people find verified covid resources in real-time. He founded this software alongside Mr. Divyaansh Anuj. Mr Roy did his MSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and was the co-founder and CEO of OhWow, a… Continue reading In Conversation with Utkarsh Roy, Rahul Raina and Naman Gupta

The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Tackling India’s Healthcare Challenge

India’s healthcare system has been plagued by multiple issues for several decades. A lack of robust healthcare infrastructure, supply-demand inefficiencies, and poor healthcare delivery mechanisms are known to be common across broad swathes of the system. The picture has been starker since the arrival of Covid-19. Questions around quality, affordability and accessibility have become even… Continue reading The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Tackling India’s Healthcare Challenge

Contact Tracing in India: Lessons Learned and Way Forward

On January 30, 2020, India reported its first COVID-19 case – a medical student in Kerala who had been evacuated from Wuhan. Exactly a year later, the country has recorded more than 1.5 lakh deaths and 1.07 crore positive cases. As of January 29, 2021, 33 lakh healthcare workers have been vaccinated against the virus. With the daily mass vaccination… Continue reading Contact Tracing in India: Lessons Learned and Way Forward

COVID-19 – A Reckoning: Rethinking Surveillance in Times of Crisis

The crisis of COVID-19 has led to a global surge in surveillance activities. The World Health Organization, in its guideline for “Global Surveillance for human infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)” rolled out implementable steps for nations to track and trace coronavirus infections.1 In order to figure out mechanisms for contact tracing and to prevent the infections… Continue reading COVID-19 – A Reckoning: Rethinking Surveillance in Times of Crisis