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Oct 28, 2024 | 
financialexpress.com | K Yatish Rajawat |Dev Chandrasekhar
By K Yatish Rajawat & Dev ChandrasekharThe Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson for their work on the institutional frameworks that drive long-term economic development. This includes the influential book, Why Nations Fail, and the relatively lesser-known The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development. The trio categorise institutions as “inclusive” or “extractive”.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Nilofar Suhrawardy |RAHUL PANDEY |Dev Chandrasekhar |G Naveen
With politics literally in her blood, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is all set to formally mark her own entry into electoral race by contesting bypoll for Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, scheduled for November 13. The seat was left vacant by her brother Rahul Gandhi after he won parliamentary elections from here as well as Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh (UP). He chose to retain the UP seat. There would be no doubt to say that over the years Priyanka has been prepared for a career in politics.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
avenuemail.in | Dev Chandrasekhar
By Dev ChandrasekharGiven the surveillance practices of countries that have monopolized the hosting, ownership, operations and monitoring of of the world’s data infrastructure, it has become increasingly critical for India, and other countries as well, to speed up its drive towards digital sovereignty.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
financialexpress.com | K Yatish Rajawat |Dev Chandrasekhar
By K Yatish Rajawat & Dev ChandrasekharAs India strides towards becoming a digitally empowered society, the notion of data sovereignty becomes not just relevant, but also pivotal. We have so far conceptualised “digital” through infrastructure owned and operated by foreign entities.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
news18.com | K Yatish Rajawat |Dev Chandrasekhar
In April this year, US President Joe Biden enacted the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA). This law renews Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), known as the US Wiretap program. It extends the program for two more years. FISA forces US companies to share foreign users’ communications with the US government without a warrant when the issue is considered a matter of “national security”.
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May 24, 2024 | 
news18.com | K Yatish Rajawat |Dev Chandrasekhar
Cyber fraud has evolved dramatically in recent years, shifting from simple email deceptions to incorporating sophisticated GenAI technologies to create deepfakes that can recreate the face, body movement, voice, and accent of the real thing. Lawsuits are being filed worldwide to block or bring down these deepfakes under copyright infringement laws. But using the courts to prevent this misuse is not enough; the state needs to enforce policy at the AI level.
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May 9, 2024 | 
avenuemail.in | Dev Chandrasekhar
By Dev ChandrasekharAjay Banga’s arrival at the helm of the World Bank nearly a year ago came with the expectation that his corporate prowess would infuse a fresh dynamism into an institution steeped in both achievement and controversy. The World Bank, since its inception in 1944, has been pivotal in providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
thetechstreetnow.com | Dev Chandrasekhar
18 minutes ago expresscomputer.in By Dev Chandrasekhar, Senior Fellow, Centre for Innovation in Public PolicyIn the digital age, the foundational elements of trust and transparency have become vital to the integrity and success of global digital economies. Amidst this evolving landscape, ONDC’s Confidex, an instantiation of Dhiway’s CORD blockchain technology, emerges as a groundbreaking solution.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
cxotoday.com | Dev Chandrasekhar
By Dev ChandrasekharEarly January, the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) made a quiet announcement that it is introducing the blockchain-powered solution which it has named Confidex. But lurking in those cryptic few 11 lines is the game-changing key that might unlock ONDC’s transformative potential. By tackling the trust issues that have hampered ONDC’s initial growth.
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
avenuemail.in | Dev Chandrasekhar
By Dev ChandrasekharThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) has spoken, its verdict a discordant note echoing down the halls of Western power. In its preliminary judgment, the ICJ has not merely acknowledged the possibility of genocide in Israel’s actions towards Gaza, but has thrust a spotlight onto the glaring dismissal of this very possibility by Western politicians.
