Artificial Intelligence, Human Error, and Why Accountability Still Matters

AI dazzles, markets swing and elites stumble, yet accountability still anchors civilisation in an age of noise and overreach.

R. Gurumurthy

February 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM IST

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Budget 2026

We Don’t Need No Data-Centre Coddling

Data-centre tax holidays represent oodles of government cash to favoured Indian businesses for little public benefit

TK Arun

February 10, 2026 at 6:28 AM IST

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Services Exports, Remittances Seen Keeping India’s CAD Sustainable in 2025-26: RBI

The RBI expects strong services exports and steady remittance inflows should keep India’s current account deficit sustainable in 2025-26, despite trade pressures and portfolio outflows.

BasisPoint Insight

February 6, 2026 at 6:27 AM IST

Beyond Big Numbers: Making AI Investments Work for India’s Sovereignty

Global AI investments bring scale to India, but sovereignty depends on ownership, data control, and capability, not just capital, data centres, or big headline numbers.

Shubhranshu

December 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM IST

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Market Wrap

Equities Extend Fed-Led Rebound; Auto Sales Hit Record November High

An end-of-day recap of all that transpired in the Indian markets, highlighting the major price movements and the factors driving them

Dehuti Jani

December 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM IST

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India's Proposed AI Labelling Rules Won't Stop Deepfakes — They'll Stifle Innovation

A cottage industry of vendors, consultants, and certification schemes is poised to add new layers of cost that slow product development and burden users, even as actual threats slip through undetected.

Dev Chandrasekhar

November 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM IST

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The Rise of Tech Companies and Global Financial Stability Risks

Systemic risk has moved from banks to Big Tech, with AI and compute now embedding deep risk in global markets, investor flows, and regulation.

Chandrika Soyantar

November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM IST

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Bharti Airtel Keeps Scoring but Parries Questions on Capex Intensity

Bharti Airtel’s quarter showed strong execution and premiumisation. The market now wants the company to articulate its future more clearly, as silence still carries a price.

Krishnadevan V

November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM IST

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To Fuel the Cloud, India May Have to Dig Deeper into the Ground

India’s data-centre and AI ambitions could strain its clean-energy goals. As power demand surges, coal may quietly keep the digital lights on.

TK Arun

October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM IST

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Act Before It’s Too Late, Build a Sovereign Digital Backbone

India’s economy and security are deeply reliant on US software, cloud, and social media platforms, creating a major vulnerability in times of geopolitical tension.

Ajay Srivastava

September 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM IST

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HCL Tech, Google Cloud Roll Out Agentic AI Solutions For Enterprises

BasisPoint Insight

April 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM IST

The Bureau

Oil Above $100 Weighs on Asia Stocks Amid Extended Hormuz Closure Fears

India’s Retail Inflation Rises to 3.21% in February as Food Prices Edge Higher

India’s Easing of Border FDI Curbs May Only Gradually Deepen Manufacturing

Govt invokes Essential Commodities Act to Divert Natural Gas to Priority Sectors

Equity MF Inflows Rise in February; Gold ETF Flows Ease After January Spike

GAIL Reports Zero LNG Allocation from Petronet Following Strait of Hormuz Force Majeure

Auto Retail Sales Surge to Record February Levels, Led by Two-Wheelers and Tractors

New GDP Data: Problem Fixed, Or Made Worse?

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