Ajit Balakrishnan

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In An AI-Obsessed World, India's Craft May Redefine 'Made In India'
Rediff.com3 days ago

What is currently perceived as a massive, low-tech liability could become a high-value,...

India's Startup Dreams, Ready to Bloom
Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

Let's work flat out and create a policy framework that fosters the growth of Indian...

How Business Schools Must Evolve In AI Era
Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

Shift from producing graduates proficient in analysis and strategy to producing...

Vibe Coding's Challenge For India's IT Cos
Rediff.com14 May 2025

'Could the impending new crisis, vibe coding, similarly create not a disaster like what...

Lessons For Start Ups From UPI Success Story
Rediff.com14 Apr 2025

Isn't there something significant in the UPI example for all of us to learn from and...

ChatGPT Vs DeepSeek: The Plot Thickens
Rediff.com18 Feb 2025

The tech community, which was getting ready to use the ChatGPT fever and raise...

Why Is India Not In The Innovation Race?
Rediff.com16 Jan 2025

India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but...

Genetic Destiny Or Hard Work?
Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to...

India's New Trilemma
Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.

We Missed Industrial Revolution
Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Is India headed there again? questions Ajit Balakrishnan

Exciting World Of Data Science
Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

...and say bye to the humanities-science divide, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Truth in the AI era
Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

Can legislation enable this, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Decoding India's Dress Code
Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan.

Waiting In The Wings: The Creator Economy
Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

...current industry models will soon fade out, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.

Treading The AI Path Sensibly
Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan.

The Times They Are A-Changin'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Young Indians' Endless Struggle
Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Personal Data Protection
Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person's guide.

Is WFH A Societal Shift?
Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

...or just a Covid-era practice, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Reinventing Capitalism For The Digital Age
Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

US Congressman Ro Khanna's message is that instead of depending on the 'hidden hand' of...