Rise of Indian soft power

The article first appeared in the The Week on March 31, 2024 Soft power has never been more powerful. In an increasingly interconnected world, where borders are porous and technology has facilitated the seamless, real-time dissemination of vast amounts of information, influence is no longer geographically bound. In fact, at the most micro level, hundreds of individuals have made entire careers out of it.

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India becoming attractive for clinical trials, says pharma industry leaders

The article first appeared in the Business-Standard on April 27, 2024 Over the past 10 years, clinical trials in India have become easier, more accessible and accelerated, experts from the pharma sector have said as top multinationals are increasingly looking at the country as their base for clinical trials. Data from 2017 to 2023 shows that phase two and phase three clinical trials are growing at about 15 per cent to 18 per cent in India. This is primarily because of the 10 modifications done to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940, according to Badhri Srinivasan, head of Global Clinical Operations, Novartis.

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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival: Scroll.in

The article first appeared in the Scroll.in on April 27, 2024

• The latest Indian addition to the Cannes Film Festival line-up is a 48-year-old production about the Amul dairy co-operative movement. Shyam Benegal’s Manthan (1976), newly restored by Film Heritage Foundation, will be screened at Cannes (May 14-25) in its Classics section. Manthan joins Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light (selected for the Competition section), Maisam Ali’s In Retreat (showing in the sidebar ACID Cannes programme) and Film and Television Institute of India student Chidanand S Naik’s Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know (chosen for the competitive La Cinef category). British filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s Santosh, starring Indian actor Shahana Goswami, will also be at Cannes...

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India can punch above its weight in AI, says Microsoft Asia president

The article first appeared in the Business Standard on February 05, 2024 All eyes are on India as the world’s biggest technology companies strengthen their position in artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) by using the country’s engineering talent. A case in point is Microsoft, which just concluded its first AI Tour in India and got 3,000 attendees for the event. AHMED MAZHARI, president of Microsoft Asia, believes Indian information technology (IT) companies will lead global businesses in adopting AI. In a conversation with Shivani Shinde at the event in Mumbai, Mazhari spoke about Indian talent and AI’s growth.

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Embracing ‘Make Products in India’

The article first appeared in the Business Standard on March 14, 2024

• The vision of Viksit Bharat sets forth a challenging agenda for India. A pivotal aspect is the imperative to elevate the per capita gross national income (GNI) from the current $3,348 to over $14,000, transitioning the nation from a lower-middle-income to the coveted high-income category...

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‘Expensive’ India lures investors avoiding China risks

The article first appeared in the Economic Times on April 15, 2024 The powerful rallies in Indian and Japanese equities as China’s market has slumped have reset Asia’s financial-market landscape, providing global investors with three competing poles for regional allocations.

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