South Asia

The road to the AI Impact Summit: How to build AI infrastructure from the ground up

By Ryan Pan, Coley Felt, Raul Brens Jr.

The central question for AI in 2026 is not whether governments have an AI strategy—it’s whether they can operationalize it and quickly deliver the benefits to their citizens.

What Bangladesh’s first post-Hasina election means for the country’s future

By Rudabeh Shahid, Michael Kugelman

Our experts explain what to expect from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party after it won a parliamentary majority—and what these elections mean for the region.

It will take a large coalition to scale up AI adoption. The AI Impact Summit in New Delhi is the place to start building it.

By Trisha Ray, Keyzom Ngodup Massally, and Shalini Kapoorand

The AI Impact Summit should bring together tech companies, government agencies, researchers, civil society, and funders to focus efforts on scaling up AI adoption.

Global Foresight 2036

In this year’s Global Foresight edition, our experts share findings from our survey of geostrategists on how human affairs could unfold over the next decade. Our scholars spot “snow leopards” that could have major unexpected impacts over the next decade. And our tech experts put AI’s forecasting ability to the test.

Welcome to 2036: What the world could look like in ten years, according to nearly 450 experts

By Mary Kate Aylward, Peter Engelke, Uri Friedman, and Paul Kielstra

We polled geostrategists and foresight practitioners on our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next decade. Check out their forecasts on everything from the future of NATO to the rise of cryptocurrency.

Why Bangladesh’s elections will echo far beyond its borders

The outcome of Bangladesh’s February 12 election will likely cast a shadow over other upcoming elections in Nepal and India.

What to know about the US-India trade deal

By Michael Kugelman, Mark Linscott

Our experts explain what the preliminary US-India trade deal announced on Monday means for the future of the two countries’ ties.

Dispatch from India: How a low-cost, high-quality consumer model can expand India’s AI adoption

By Srujan Palkar

Applying the idea of India’s “sachet model” of low-cost consumer goods to AI services could accelerate AI adoption in the country.

How India’s AI talent playbook can provide a blueprint for aspiring AI powers

By Trisha Ray

As host of the AI Impact Summit, India has the opportunity to build a framework that can help enable emerging economies tap the benefits of AI adoption.