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Topic: Data

Liberal democracy is under threat from digitisation as govts, tech firms gain more power

Terri Chapman -
Democracy is not only about individual voice or decision-making by majority, it is just as much about limiting the power of individuals.

‘Digital colonialism’: Why countries like India want to take control of data from Big Tech

Jacqueline Hicks -
India has been the most vocal supporter for data localisation, promoting its own regulation as 'a template for the developing world'.

Facebook counters Mukesh Ambani’s claim that ‘data is the new oil’

PTI -
Facebook said the value of data does't come from 'hoarding' or trading it, and pitched for a structure that respected an individual's rights over their information.

Modi govt needs to stop claiming it lacks data on the informal sector, it doesn’t

Rukmini S -
Every problem in the labour market can’t be attributed to the lack of data. It’s become a predictable and false diversion.

India, the biggest open data market, has a chance to lead the world on data arbitration

Rudra Chaudhuri -
No other country enjoys the structural advantages that India possesses. So, it can create a multilateral platform for inter-governmental data mediation.

Aadhaar to e-commerce: Data needs to ensure ease of living, not be a burden on Indians

P.C. Mohanan -
The government’s administrative architecture must be designed in such a way that the burden on Indians to provide data to multiple agencies is reduced.

India’s policy on data must focus on access, not physical location

Nitin Pai -
To address strategic concerns, Narendra Modi government can create a whitelist of countries that can be trusted to store and process Indian data.

Modi govt should harness data, make it a public good for better governance: Eco Survey

Srijan Shukla -
Economic Survey dismisses privacy concerns, says government not collecting new data but integrating already existing data.

Indian policies must enable new technology, not impede it

Ananth Padmanabhan -
When regulating unfamiliar territory like technology, tendency to entirely ban an activity or create restrictive licensing models is high.

Better data can improve public education in India – draft National Education Policy says it too

Kiran Bhatty -
The new draft education policy has called for ‘a major effort’ in data collection, analysis and organisation.
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Opinion

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

MGNREGA was democratic state-building. VB-GRAMG turns welfare back to mai-baapism

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Opposition must debate utility, provisions of VB-GRAMG. Look beyond the name

Economy

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

Udit Hinduja -
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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