Moneycontrol | Four takeaways from Raisina Dialogue on contemporary geopolitics

From Ukraine to information warfare, discussions at the Raisina Dialogue revealed insights about the shifts in contemporary geopolitics that India would do well to adapt to

By Lokendra Sharma

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Moneycontrol | Why India should keep out TikTok in the age of information warfare

Even as some Chinese apps make their comeback in the country, TikTok should not be allowed in India due to cognitive autonomy concerns. Its algorithm can be potentially used to amplify or de-amplify content to suit ByteDance's, and thereby Chinese Communist Party's, objectives

By Lokendra Sharma

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India’s World | Towards techno-strategic autonomy: India should spearhead an Open Technology Maitri

In face of supply chain warfare and security concerns, India should create an Open Technology Maitri, a multistakeholder initiative for realising the vision of techno-strategic autonomy by advancing legal and policy pathways for open tech deployment and uptake in developing countries.

By Lokendra Sharma and Pranay Kotasthane

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Moneycontrol | India rolls out the red carpet for private nuclear firms

France and India last week declared an intent to partner each other to develop advanced modular nuclear reactors and SMRs. Juxtaposed with the recent union budget’s proposals to rework India’s legal framework for nuclear energy and set a rather ambitious capacity addition target, there’s a clear signal to the private sector to step in.

By Lokendra Sharma

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Moneycontrol | Despite its laudable intent, One Nation One Subscription is not a silver bullet

The laudable intent of the One Nation One Subscription notwithstanding, it may not solve the problem of knowledge creation for educational institutions in tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India. A holistic approach for such institutions is required.

By Lokendra Sharma and Shambhavi Naik

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Moneycontrol | COP29 hyped nuclear energy but it won’t last

The hype surrounding nuclear energy in the aftermath of the COP29 would only translate into growth of the nuclear industry if the theoretical solution to highly-radioactive nuclear waste — deep geological repositories — translates into reality. A safe answer which has been adequately tested is not yet available.

By Lokendra Sharma

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Moneycontrol | Canada's inclusion of India as cyberadversary is a deliberate political move; here’s why

A perusal of Canada’s ‘National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026’ report against the backdrop of the current India-Canada relations indicates that India’s inclusion as a cyberadversary is a deliberate last-minute political decision

By Lokendra Sharma

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The Hindu | The shifting sands within global supply chains

Proposed U.S. rules on Chinese connected car tech and Israel’s pager attacks indicate the changing focus of global supply chains — from resilience to security

By Lokendra Sharma and Pranay Kotasthane

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Money Control | Looking beyond privacy and platform governance: A case for reorienting public discourse in India

The menace of influence operations is more significant than privacy and platform governance issues because of the long-term and ‘unseen’ impact of the earlier. Liberal democracies are particularly susceptible to this menace 

By Lokendra Sharma

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