The AI Chip War: Is India Choosing the Wrong Side?
US export controls are reshaping the global chip landscape. Arjun says India should lean in with the West. Priya says that's a leash, not a partnership. 3-minute debate — full Indian English voices.
Software entrepreneur from Bangalore. Believes AI will lift India through US partnerships and free-market innovation. Defensive of Big Tech, skeptical of Chinese alternatives. Data-driven to a fault — "show me the numbers" is his reflex.
Investigative journalist from Delhi. Worries about surveillance, Western tech hegemony, and digital colonialism. Champions open-source AI, BRICS cooperation, and strong regulation. Morally grounded, interrupts when something is wrong — and she's often right.
Six Episodes. No Consensus.
Monthly releases. Each episode: 15–20 minutes of structured debate between Arjun and Priya.
The AI Chip War
US export controls, TSMC's monopoly, China's Ascend chips — and whether India is betting on the wrong horse by aligning with Washington.
Data Sovereignty
The CLOUD Act, AWS and Azure's stranglehold on global infrastructure, and India's DPDP Act. Can any country truly control its data in the cloud?
AI in BRICS
A multipolar tech order versus Quad alignment. Is BRICS building a genuine alternative to Western AI infrastructure, or is it just posturing?
Autonomous Weapons
Killer robots, drone swarms on the LoC, and the ethics of letting machines decide who lives and dies. The conversation the UN keeps avoiding.
Surveillance State
Aadhaar, facial recognition, predictive policing. Is India building a digital panopticon — or a more efficient welfare state?
The Indian AI Startup
Unicorns or Silicon Valley talent pipeline? Why India's best AI founders keep incorporating in Delaware — and whether that matters.