Global Outlook

  Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will be on hold from February 26 to March 1 as he travels to the United Kingdom for lectures at the University of Cambridge and other engagements in New Delhi. Accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi was in Rajasthan's Dholpur on Sunday, the day before the yatra paused for the five-day break. “Last year, we took out the Bharat Jodo Yatra to unite the country, and this year, from east to west, this Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is being taken out to fight against the injustice happening to the people of this country," Rahul said in his address at Dholpur. Rahul Gandhi, representing Wayanad in Parliament, is a Visiting Fellow at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He delivered a lecture to students at the university on 'Learning to Listen in the 21st Century' in March last year. “February 26th to March 1st will be break days to enable Rahul Gandhi to fulfil his long-standing commitment...

  The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit, attended by representatives from 29 member nations, including the European Union, announced the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, revealed that the declaration outlines a commitment to collectively develop AI applications in sectors such as healthcare and agriculture, with a specific focus on addressing the needs of the Global South in AI development. Moreover, the declaration signifies a unanimous agreement among participating nations to leverage the GPAI platform for establishing a global framework on AI trust and safety. The nations also pledged to make AI solutions and benefits accessible to all. India has proposed to host a GPAI Global Governance Summit within the next six months to finalize the suggested framework. Chandrasekhar emphasized the significance of the New Delhi Declaration, stating, “29 countries of the GPAI...

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched 5G services at the 6th Edition of India Mobile Congress 2022 event. It is a four-day event, which is being held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The wait for 5G in India is finally over and users will be able to enjoy 5G services by Diwali. Several top companies like Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Qualcomm demonstrated their 5G services as well as their benefits of it to PM Narendra Modi. At the event, he also spent time understanding the indigenous development of end-to-end 5G technology, and how 5G can help bridge the gap between urban and rural healthcare delivery. The latest 5G network will not only offer faster internet speeds to users but will also help offer support to the government in areas such as disaster management, and agriculture, among others. Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani, announced that Jio will ensure to offer "the highest quality and most affordable rates that anyone else has in the world." The telecom op...

 India and Europe have further inked their relationship by extending the partnership with a commercial approach. The relations between the two were the talking points during the visit of the Austrian foreign minister to India.  The Austrian official Alexander Schallenberg discussed the developments of the relations between India and Europe as it emphasized expanding the commercial engagements between the two.  The two nations agreed to further extend their relations on a commercial level as Austrian business delegates hinted towards significant interest in engaging companies and sectors towards renewable forms of energy in India .  Talking about the latest developments, Schallenberg shared a tweet where he showed excitement over acknowledging the participation of different delegates from Austria and India due to which industries from both the nations will be benefited.  He further stressed the collaboration between Advantage Austria In, which is the Austrian Tr...