My book, The Networked Public, is now available in bookstores and on Amazon https://t.co/AuYHgZWfph It builds on excellent work done by scholars, past and current. Over the coming weeks, I’ll share books, papers and articles that helped me while writing it.

#Europe’s rush to adopt #AI in public services is an example of expansive top-down agendas for public procurement that treat a technological paradigm, in this case, AI, as an end in itself. It is the policy equivalent of putting the cart before the horse.

For @CASIPenn, I locate India's (non-existent) approach to AI regulation by seeking clues from the relative regulatory vacuum enjoyed by entities deploying facial recognition technologies. Thanks to @RohanV for facilitating this.

Happening Now!! Very excited to join today's discussion on the impact of Big Tech on elections in 2024. We are launching the report I worked on with the amazing team at @DigitalActionCo. I will speak about insights from Indian elections & broad trends from elections worldwide

X's lawsuit against the Indian government comes at a delicate time for Musk, who is seeking new access to India, and for Prime Minister Modi, who is under growing pressure from Trump on trade. Gift link: https://t.co/DcOLTotNXO

just finished class 2 of a federalism course I am offering this term. early days, but I'm overjoyed to find a classroom so alive, with students who question the basics, take little as givens, and push back when unsatisfied. reading list attached if it's of use to anyone.

The next AI Summit in India "a Global South country with reasonable negotiating abilities... offers a.. opportunity to reframe the geopolitical conversation around AI". And access, sovereignty & innovation will distract from the low rights @ambersinha07

LATEST: For @techpolicypress this week, I write on the politics of India hosting the next AI Summit. The pivot from safety to innovation will suit India to showcase homegrown projects and evade scrutiny of its low-rights environment. https://t.co/fHuPfp2Pgj

Is Privacy a Public Concern? Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as a transformative concept in modern governance, promising to make public services more accessible, efficient, and inclusive. Often described as "paperless, presenceless, cashless, and consent-based,"

The fifth post in this series about everyday delights, is about discovering the perfect guava this winter https://t.co/Vjkirk0Ye8

Very excited to join @techpolicypress's masthead as a Contributing Editor. Since late 2023, I worked as a fellow with their small and mighty team led by the tireless @justinhendrix, and it allowed me to get back to what I love to do — write regularly.

oh yay! thanks @restofworld 🥰 in case you want to read my story too: https://t.co/RiAESzpkZ4

This is my reporting debut turning out exactly how I dreamed: under the sharpest mentorship; on questions & ideas I spent 2024 stewing in. Big thanks @PySamarth @theplankmag Read now—The AI Eyes That Refuse To See: inside Lucknow’s smart policing network https://t.co/RiAESzpkZ4

My final piece for the year was a long-form article, which reviews the Modi government's digital policymaking since 2014. 10 years and 2 elections later, this is an opportune time to review the last decade and its impact on digital rights and democracy.

This follow-up piece analyses the Bombay High Court's judgment and what it means for regulation of disinformation in India.

Focusing on the Indian government's Fact Check Unit, which was read down the Bombay High Court, I compare this misguided approach unfavourably with Taiwan's whole-of-society approach.

In this final reflective piece about the Indian elections, I highlight five learnings relevant to India's future and that of other countries.

@techpolicypress From April to June, I wrote weekly dispatches on the Indian elections, data, and AI for @techpolicypress. I covered issues like AI, regulation of social media platforms, Youtube's treatment of disinformation, EVMs, Aadhaar and voter rolls, use of WhatsApp.

@techpolicypress In this opinion piece in March, I question the poorly drafted AI advisory issued by MeitY, and the intense confusion surrounding it.

Early this year, I worked on a long-form piece for @techpolicypress on the growing adoption of facial recognition tech in India, covering the key projects involving FRT in India and the relative regulatory vacuum in which they operate

It has been a year where I have enjoyed getting back to writing regularly. I started a new newsletter, Homo Digitalis, where I focussed on elections and technology in 2024. Most of the issues can be found here: