The long shadow cast by Orlando Letelier’s murder illuminates how easily the ties between allies can be derailed by misjudgement—and how hard it can be to repair the damage.
An agreement to keep AI out of nuclear weapons control systems will be a solid step forward, even if months of discussions are needed to agree on how it will be implemented & verified.
India is testing a smart fence in Kashmir, using sensors from Magal that developed the systems in Gaza and US. But what does Israel experience tell us about using fence to secure borders?
There’s no reason to believe that any other kind of war in Gaza might have been more humane. The idea that war can be civilised by law has tranquillised our imagination.
Islamist pop preachers like Tahir-ul-Qadri and Zakir Naik popularised this anti-science posture—largely relying on pseudoscientific arguments—and helped embed it in mass culture.
While the "establishment" has enjoyed a large share of power, last week's constitutional amendments gave Army chief Asim Munir additional powers and lifelong immunity from prosecution.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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