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Mauktik Kulkarni

The misinformation armageddon: How artificial intelligence could undermine democracies

The inability to contemplate the different monsters AI can morph into, will force democratic societies to reimagine socio-political lives at all levels.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Jun 11, 2023 · 11:30 am
In seven years of Modi, an unravelling of India’s proud democratic traditions

Hindutva is ripping up the social fabric, even as the economy is precariously poised.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Nov 14, 2021 · 06:30 am
Why Americans should be alarmed by the Pegasus spyware controversy in India

The scandal is yet another indicator of the fragility of democracy.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Aug 02, 2021 · 07:30 am

As robots dance in the US and animation films get ‘Soul’, a cautionary tale brews in India

Harking back to past glory without creating an open, tolerant society is sure to kill the spirit of innovation.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Jan 10, 2021 · 11:30 am
What Donald Trump told us about the good, bad and ugly aspects of the USA

Joe Biden comes to power with a message of reconciliation – and a gigantic political challenge on numerous fronts.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Nov 18, 2020 · 06:30 pm
First person: My caste privilege in India blinded me to the reality of racism in the US

Ignorance is often bliss, but sometimes it is nothing short of a crime.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Jun 04, 2020 · 07:30 am

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Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

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Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

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Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

May 10, 2025 · 12:00 am
Interview: ‘Sceptical that strikes will deter Pak terror’

May 09, 2025 · 08:00 am
Video: Why activists unable to blink an eye went to court against E-KYC

May 04, 2025 · 10:30 am

The personal is political: How events on two continents drove a wedge between my father and me

A son’s story.

Mauktik Kulkarni
· Apr 26, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Mauktik Kulkarni

The misinformation armageddon: How artificial intelligence could undermine democracies

The inability to contemplate the different monsters AI can morph into, will force democratic societies to reimagine socio-political lives at all levels.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Jun 11, 2023 · 11:30 am

In seven years of Modi, an unravelling of India’s proud democratic traditions

Hindutva is ripping up the social fabric, even as the economy is precariously poised.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Nov 14, 2021 · 06:30 am

Why Americans should be alarmed by the Pegasus spyware controversy in India

The scandal is yet another indicator of the fragility of democracy.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Aug 02, 2021 · 07:30 am

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Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor

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Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn

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Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’

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Told India, Pakistan ‘we will not trade if you don’t stop’, claims Donald Trump

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Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

5 hours ago

As robots dance in the US and animation films get ‘Soul’, a cautionary tale brews in India

Harking back to past glory without creating an open, tolerant society is sure to kill the spirit of innovation.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Jan 10, 2021 · 11:30 am

What Donald Trump told us about the good, bad and ugly aspects of the USA

Joe Biden comes to power with a message of reconciliation – and a gigantic political challenge on numerous fronts.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Nov 18, 2020 · 06:30 pm

First person: My caste privilege in India blinded me to the reality of racism in the US

Ignorance is often bliss, but sometimes it is nothing short of a crime.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Jun 04, 2020 · 07:30 am

Video

Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

5 hours ago

Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

Yesterday · 08:45 pm

Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

May 10, 2025 · 12:00 am

Interview: ‘Sceptical that strikes will deter Pak terror’

May 09, 2025 · 08:00 am

Video: Why activists unable to blink an eye went to court against E-KYC

May 04, 2025 · 10:30 am

The personal is political: How events on two continents drove a wedge between my father and me

A son’s story.

Mauktik Kulkarni · Apr 26, 2020 · 03:30 pm

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· Nov 14, 2021 · 06:30 am

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· Aug 02, 2021 · 07:30 am

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· Jan 10, 2021 · 11:30 am

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· Nov 18, 2020 · 06:30 pm

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· Jun 04, 2020 · 07:30 am

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· Apr 26, 2020 · 03:30 pm