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📰 #MediaFeature | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 | 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩’𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Sometimes, the smallest product changes have the biggest consequences. For millions of users, especially women, a phone number is more than just a contact detail. It is often the last layer separating personal safety from unwanted access. In conversation with 𝐁𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬), 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐧𝐚, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, explores how WhatsApp's proposed usernames feature could fundamentally reshape the balance between 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺, and 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭. The debate extends far beyond usernames. It raises larger questions about who gets to discover us online, what information remains private by default, and how platforms should design for trust while meeting regulatory expectations. Because good privacy is rarely noticed until it is lost. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: indianexpress.com/article/techno… #whatsapp #privacy #platformregulation #digitalsafety #onlinesafety #dataprotection #techpolicy #digitalrights #india #childsafety #womensafety @kazimriz | @IndianExpress | @gsaxena03 | @bijin_jose | @kritisingh29

🚨 #PublicationAlert | 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘣 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘴 Straight from our 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, we present our submission to the Reserve Bank of India's discussion paper on strengthening safeguards against digital payment frauds. India's digital payments ecosystem has become a global benchmark for innovation, inclusion, and scale. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐭? Our submission examines the RBI's proposed interventions to address Authorised Push Payment (APP) frauds and explores the broader policy, technological, and operational considerations necessary to build a more resilient digital payments ecosystem. From 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 to 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯, 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, and 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, the submission argues that the future of fraud prevention lies beyond transaction-level controls. But if fraud today is driven more by human behaviour than technical compromise, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦? 📄 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: thedialogue.org.in/publication/wr… 𝐎𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. #inputs #comments #governmentresponse #fintech #digitalpayments #rbi #cybersecurity #digitaltrust #reservebankofindia #app #finance #financialinclusion #publicpolicy #payments #india #techpolicy @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 |

🚨 #PublicationAlert | 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 Straight from our 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, we present our latest white paper exploring one of the most important questions for India's urban mobility ecosystem. India has revolutionised digital payments through 𝘜𝘗𝘐. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬? Our latest publication, 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, examines the evolution of the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) ecosystem and explores the structural, institutional, and policy challenges that continue to shape India's journey towards a truly interoperable transit payments architecture. From 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯-𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘱 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 and 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 to 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, and 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, the paper analyses why technology alone cannot deliver seamless mobility. But if interoperability transformed India's digital payments ecosystem, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺? Authored by 𝐒𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐩, Senior Research Associate, The Dialogue. 📄 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: thedialogue.org.in/publication/wh… #fintech #transitpayments #urbanmobility #ncmc #interoperability #digitalpublicinfrastructure #digitalpayments #mobility #publictransport #payments #techpolicy #india @kazimriz | Soham Jagtap | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 | Raunaq Sharma | Akriti Jayant

🏆 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 | Our colleague 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 honoured with the 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐔𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. We are delighted to share that 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡, 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 (𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 & 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴) at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, has been recognised with the 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐔𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 by the 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 (𝐏𝐀𝐂). The award honours emerging leaders whose work is contributing meaningfully to India's policy and governance landscape. Kriti was recognised for advancing responsible AI, digital inclusion, and technology policy initiatives that bring together government, industry, academia, and civil society. What makes this recognition particularly meaningful is the rigorous and merit-based evaluation process adopted by PAC, with awardees selected through a blinded assessment. The distinguished jury comprised leaders from government, industry, media, and public policy, including 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚, 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘠 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐚, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳, 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺, 𝘡𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘬; 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 & 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 & 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘐𝘊𝘌𝘈); 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐫, 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯; and 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐭, 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘣𝘯𝘣. At The Dialogue, Kriti has been instrumental in building and scaling initiatives that foster evidence-based policymaking and responsible innovation across emerging technologies. From advancing conversations on AI governance and digital inclusion to creating platforms for multi-stakeholder engagement, her work reflects the values that continue to guide our organisation. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤-𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮. We also extend our appreciation to the Policy Advisors Club and the esteemed jury for recognising emerging leaders working at the intersection of policy, technology, and public impact. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶.👏 #emergingleaders #nitiparv #nitiparv2026 #PAC #AI #responsibleAI #trustworthyAI #ethicalAI #AIleaders #award @kazimriz | @kritisingh29 | Policy Advisors Club | Akriti Jayant

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🚨 #NewBlog | 𝐔𝐒 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly central to economic competitiveness, technological leadership, and national security, the governance of AI capabilities is emerging as a defining geopolitical challenge. Recent US export controls mark a notable shift in this trajectory. What began with restrictions on advanced semiconductors has expanded to model weights and, more recently, deployed AI inference capabilities. These developments raise important questions about technological dependence, strategic autonomy, and the future of AI diffusion. In his latest blog, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯 𝐓𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐢, Assistant Professor at the Special Centre for National Security Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and Advisor at The Dialogue, examines how evolving US export controls are reshaping the AI landscape and what they mean for India's pursuit of a sovereign AI stack across compute, model, and inference layers. 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: thedialogue.org.in/blog-us-export… #artificialintelligence #AI #indiaai #AIsovereignty #techpolicy #nationalsecurity #emergingtechnology #digitalpolicy #geopolitics #usa #AIexportcontrols #sovereignai #indiaai #AIdiffusion #AIgovernance @kazimriz | @drtyagigaurav | Akriti Jayant

Rather than pursuing an immediate UK-style ban, experts suggest the country may first look to strengthen existing frameworks, evaluate the implementation of the DPDP Act and build a more comprehensive child online safety ecosystem tailored to Indian realities. By @ind_bos Read More - storyboard18.com/digital/uks-so… Kazim Rizvi - @_DialogueIndia | Aparajita Bharti - @tqh_policy | Sonam Chandwani - @kslegal #socialmedia #socialmediaban

🚨 𝟗 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 Before there was an office, there was a blog. Before there were reports, events, coalitions, and communities, there were simply two people who believed that thoughtful conversations could help shape a better digital future for India. Nine years ago, 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢 and 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐞 set out to create a space for ideas. A space where technology, policy, and people could come together in meaningful dialogue. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝐀 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. Along the way, The Dialogue has been shaped by countless individuals who chose to believe in the power of informed discussion, constructive debate, and collaborative action. Every colleague who joined the journey. Every partner who trusted us. Every policymaker, researcher, entrepreneur, creator, and supporter who pulled up a chair at the table. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. As we mark nine years, we find ourselves grateful not just for what we've built, but for the people who built it with us. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧. And thank you for helping transform a simple idea into something far greater than we could have imagined. 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐗. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴. #YearXAwaits #9YearsOfDialogue #ThenNowNext @kazimriz|@OldWonk|@kritisingh29|@kameshsshekar|@JameelaSahiba|@gsaxena03|@Bhoomika106|@pantswani|

Here is a symbolic comeback on X - this was my 20th year (not 20th time though) covering @SPIEF - Russia’s largest business and geopolitical event Still rocking - both of us 🤟🏻 #spief #sbp

🌏 #WorldEnvironmentDay | 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖺. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒. 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗋𝖽. 𝖢𝖺𝗉𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗁 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝖺 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾. At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, we believe that some of the most important conversations of the coming decade will sit at the intersection of 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧. 🌿 💡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 shorturl.at/ZrkJ5 #climate #sustainability #ai #finance #techpolicy #circulareconomony #socialgood #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #SDGs #digitalindia @kazimriz|@OldWonk|@kritisingh29|@kameshsshekar|@JameelaSahiba|@gsaxena03|@Bhoomika106|@pantswani|

🚨 #PublicationAlert | 𝘈𝘐 & 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 | 𝐈𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲? As generative AI systems become increasingly capable of producing text, images, music, and audiovisual content, a new copyright question is emerging at the heart of the authorship debate: 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭? Our latest primer, as part of our ongoing 𝘈𝘐 & 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭, examines how courts and policymakers across jurisdictions are approaching originality, human creative control, prompting, and authorship in AI-assisted works. From the distinction between 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 to the role of prompting, model configuration, and post-generation editing, the publication explores how traditional originality doctrines are being tested by a fundamentally new mode of creation. But if creativity now emerges through a 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳? Authored by 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐚, Associate Director – AI and Public Affairs, The Dialogue, and 𝐀𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥, Founder, AASA Chambers | Visiting Fellow, The Dialogue. 📄 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/JWpHB 🔗 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟏 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/1TYmq 🔗 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟐 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/xr4R7 #copyright #generativeai #artificialintelligence #aigovernance #intellectualproperty #copyrightlaw #digitalpolicy #techpolicy @kazimriz | @JameelaSahiba | @PhilIPnPolicy |

📢 #NewMember | We're excited to welcome 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚 to CoRE-AI Karya is advancing inclusive AI through community-driven innovation, creating high-quality datasets while expanding livelihood opportunities for underserved communities. Welcome aboard! @karya_inc @_DialogueIndia

🚨 #EventHighlights | #FINSEC2026 As part of DSCI's Financial Security Conclave (FINSEC) 2026, The Dialogue convened a closed-door roundtable "𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 – 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬" on May 29, 2026 in Mumbai. The discussion brought together 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴, and 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 to examine the evolving fraud landscape across India's rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem. Key themes included: • 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 and AI-enabled fraud vectors • 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 and ecosystem resilience • 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 mechanisms and trust-building measures • 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 to strengthening payment security and digital trust The roundtable formed part of FINSEC 2026's broader 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬, which brought together stakeholders to explore 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 (PETs), and the future of payments in the age of 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘐. As digital payments become increasingly embedded in everyday life, safeguarding users against sophisticated cyber-enabled frauds will require coordinated action across government, regulators, industry, and technology stakeholders. These discussions build on insights from The Dialogue's recent report, 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, which examines the evolving cyber fraud landscape, institutional responses, and policy pathways for strengthening trust, resilience, and consumer protection across India's digital payments ecosystem. 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: lnkd.in/gAH9N6JF #digitalPayments #paymentSecurity #digitalPaymentFraud #financialSecurity #cyberSecurity #digitalTrust #cyberResilience #consumerProtection #financialFraud #upi #fintech #technologyPolicy #publicPolicy #riskManagement @DSCI_Connect | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 |

🚨 #HappeningToday | #FINSEC2026 As part of DSCI's Financial Security Conclave (FINSEC) 2026 in Mumbai, The Dialogue is convening an invite-only closed-door roundtable on: 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬. India's digital payments ecosystem continues to expand at an unprecedented pace. At the same time, increasingly sophisticated cyber-enabled frauds, synthetic identities, social engineering attacks, and AI-assisted scams are challenging existing safeguards and consumer protection frameworks. This focused discussion will bring together 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, and 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 to deliberate on 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬, and 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 to strengthening trust and resilience across India's digital financial ecosystem. 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 🕓 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 – 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 | 𝟐𝟗 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The roundtable forms part of FINSEC 2026's broader 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬, which also features discussions on 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 (PETs), and the future of payments in the age of 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘐. #digitalPayments #paymentSecurity #digitalPaymentFraud #financialSecurity #cyberSecurity #digitalTrust #cyberResilience #consumerProtection #financialFraud #upi #fintech #technologyPolicy #publicPolicy #trustAndSafety #riskManagement @DSCI_Connect | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @kritisingh29 |

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🎙️ #EventHighlights | 𝐂𝐍𝐁𝐂 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐳 | 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 As AI emerges as one of the defining technologies of this century, the conversation is no longer just about capability, but about ensuring that innovation translates into broad-based impact. At 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 hosted by 𝐂𝐍𝐁𝐂 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐳, 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 (𝐂𝐨𝐑𝐄-𝐀𝐈), reflected on why India’s AI journey must remain anchored in 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵, and meaningful adoption. The discussion also reflected themes that continue to be advanced through 𝐂𝐨𝐑𝐄-𝐀𝐈, including enabling innovation while building governance pathways that work in practice and ensuring AI development remains aligned with India’s developmental priorities. Kazim was joined by: • 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐤 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐧 — 𝐂𝐄𝐎, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬; 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐓𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 • 𝐀𝐭𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚 — 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥, 𝐙𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯 • 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢 — 𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐲 The conversation explored how India’s AI opportunity may ultimately be defined not by replicating global models, but by solving 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 at scale and ensuring innovation reaches the last mile. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘈𝘐 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 ➡️ 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 : youtu.be/q0Zkh2DCUiM @kazimriz | @CNBC_Awaaz | @coreaicoalition #Definedge #UPGovt #BharatEconomicSamvad #CNBCAwaaz #ViksitBharat2047 #BES2026 #CNBCAwaazBES #CNBCAwaazBES2026

🚨 #𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 On Monday evening, The Dialogue brought together creators, policymakers, legal experts, and industry stakeholders for a candid conversation on how 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 is reshaping India’s creative economy. The convening marked the launch of a 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘪𝘵𝘴-𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 exploring how creators are adapting to rapidly evolving technological realities across storytelling, monetisation, production workflows, audience engagement, and digital visibility. Over the past few months, at The Dialogue, we engaged with 50+ 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 navigating this transition in real time, balancing experimentation, uncertainty, adaptation, and opportunity. What emerged was not simply a story about AI tools entering creative workflows, but a broader shift in how value, originality, and creative labour are being understood in the digital economy. The discussion reflected this complexity through perspectives spanning copyright, innovation policy, platform ecosystems, creator sustainability, and the future of creative expression. 🎙️ 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 🔹 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates 🔹 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐞, Vice President, Startup Policy Forum 🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞, Deputy Director, nasscom 🔹 𝐙𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢 (@zubairhanifi), Head, Magister Litis & Co. 🔹 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, Founding Director, The Dialogue 🎤 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: ✨ 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐲 (@srishtayyyy) ✨ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐣 (@Naasamjhdoggy) A particularly meaningful part of the evening was the 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, where creators shared deeply personal reflections on navigating AI-driven change within their professions, reminding the room that conversations around emerging technology must remain anchored in 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 and 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. ➡️ 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: shorturl.at/tec53 At its core, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐 sought to ensure that conversations on AI and creativity remain grounded in 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, and the evolving realities of creative labour in India. #creatoreconomy #generativeai #contentcreators #influencers #aigovernance #creativeeconomy #digitalcreators #futureofwork #aipolicy #innovationpolicy #contentcreation #aiandcreativity #publicpolicy #digitalpolicy #emergingtech #techpolicy 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: @SriKrishnaLavu | @SaikrishnaIP | @SPF_India | @nasscom 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: @Naasamjhdoggy | @srishtayyyy 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬: @JameelaSahiba | @kazimriz | @kameshsshekar | @MeemansaAgarwal | @kritisingh29

📰 #MediaFeature | #Opinion | 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 | 𝐔𝐏𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 UPI transformed India’s payments ecosystem by making digital transactions simple, interoperable, and embedded into everyday life. But could the same infrastructure now reshape access to credit itself? In this opinion piece published in the print edition of 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, and 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, examine how 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘗𝘐 could fundamentally reshape the future of borrowing, especially for underserved users and small businesses. The piece explores why the next phase of India’s digital public infrastructure story may not just be about payments, but about how 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵, 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, and 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 evolve together at scale. But as embedded credit expands rapidly, difficult questions around safeguards, repayment behaviour, and systemic stability begin to emerge. If UPI became the infrastructure layer that changed how India pays Could CLOU become the layer that changes how India borrows ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: business-standard.com/opinion/column… #UPI #CLOU #digitalfinance #digital #fintech #DPI #finance #digitalmarkets #digitaleconomy @bsindia | @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @sumitakale | @IndicusOrg

Co-authored with @OldWonk for @bsindia "As UPI completes 10 years, experts say India’s next digital finance opportunity lies in expanding credit access through regulated cash flow-based lending on the platform." @RBI @DFS_India @NPCI_NPCI @CafeEconomics @ShankkarAiyar @icfi_indicus @_DialogueIndia business-standard.com/opinion/column…

🚨 #𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 | #LastCalltoRegister What happens when creators, policymakers, legal experts, and industry leaders come together to talk honestly about how Generative AI is reshaping creative work? 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭. Hosted by The Dialogue, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 will bring together diverse voices for the launch of a 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘪𝘵𝘴-𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 on AI and India’s creator economy. From shifting monetisation models and changing workflows to visibility, storytelling, and creative identity, the discussion will explore how AI is transforming the realities of creative labour in India. 🎙️ 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 🔹 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐮 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐮, Hon’ble Member of Parliament 🔹 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates 🔹 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐞, Vice President, Startup Policy Forum 🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞, Deputy Director, nasscom 🔹 𝐙𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢 (@zubairhanifi), Head, Magister Litis & Co. 🔹 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, Founding Director, The Dialogue 🎤 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: ✨ 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐲 (@srishtayyyy) ✨ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐣 (@Naasamjhdoggy) At its heart, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘐 is about ensuring that conversations around AI and the creator economy remain grounded in 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, and 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📍 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 | In-person 🗓️ 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | Monday 🕡 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: lnkd.in/gb7NYdXc #creatoreconomy #generativeai #contentcreators #influencers #aigovernance #creativeeconomy #digitalcreators #futureofwork #aipolicy #innovationpolicy #contentcreation #aiandcreativity #publicpolicy #digitalpolicy #emergingtech #techpolicy #responsibleai Esteemed Panelists: Shree: @SriKrishnaLavu, @SaikrishnaIP, @SPF_India, @nasscom Esteemed Creators: @Naasamjhdoggy, @srishtayyyy Hosts: @JameelaSahiba, @kazimriz, @kameshsshekar, @MeemansaAgarwal, @kritisingh29