Valdai Club

In today’s fast-changing world, the information people consume daily—through social media, news portals, search engines, and e-commerce platforms—increasingly influences every aspect of their lives. Whether shaping their voting behavior, deciding where to shop, or determining what to search for and how, information is a pivotal force. Over the past 20-30 years, companies that hold our data have also amassed substantial market power, reshaping the global information order.

India has yet to come to terms with the Taliban takeover. The Taliban cabinet consists of UN-sanctioned individuals who have committed heinous terror attacks in the past. The Taliban are not independent, writes Arvind Gupta, Director of the New Delhi-based Vivekananda International Foundation.