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IMF applauds india’s digital reforms, sees it shaping global AI
The International Monetary Fund has expressed strong confidence in India’s economic trajectory and its emerging role in artificial intelligence, with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva describing the country as one of the major global forces shaping the future of AI.Speaking on India’s recent performance, Georgieva said the IMF holds “admiration for India” for the way it has developed over the past several years, particularly through sustained economic reforms, the creation of digital public infrastructure, and the expansion of a highly skilled information technology workforce.According to her, India’s progress has been driven by “fabulous reforms” and the deliberate building of digital systems that have scaled efficiently and inclusively. These foundations, she noted, place India in a strong position as artificial intelligence becomes a central driver of productivity and economic growth worldwide.Georgieva also addressed a recent moment of confusion during the discussion, clarifying that any perceived uncertainty around India’s AI prospects did not reflect the IMF’s assessment. She said the speculation came from a moderator’s framing rather than the Fund’s own view, stressing that the IMF sees India as “one of the major forces in developing AI.”The IMF chief underscored why this assessment matters in a global context. Artificial intelligence, she said, has… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
India ready for its own global phone brands, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
India could soon have its own global smartphone brand comparable to Apple, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, who made the statement on the sidelines of Davos2026.Speaking about the rapid evolution of India’s electronics manufacturing sector, Vaishnaw said the country has reached a stage where it is ready to move beyond contract manufacturing and assembly, and towards building full-fledged Indian mobile phone brands.“Now that we have a very substantial electronics ecosystem in our country, this is the time when we will be going for getting our own Indian brands in mobile phones,” the IT Minister said. He added that the government and industry have already completed much of the groundwork required to make this transition.According to Vaishnaw, extensive discussions were held over the past two days with the entire electronics ecosystem — including companies that manufacture the thousands of components that go into a modern smartphone. These meetings, he said, reflect how deeply integrated India’s supply chain has become, spanning semiconductors, displays, batteries, camera modules, and precision components.“It’s a very happy, very satisfying progress,” Vaishnaw noted, signalling confidence that Indian companies are now capable of designing, engineering, and branding their own devices, rather than relying solely on foreign brands.He indicated that Indian… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
How books teach life lessons before experience does
Life is a powerful teacher—but it is also an expensive one. Some lessons arrive only after loss, regret, or years of emotional wear. Experience teaches, yes, but it often teaches late, quietly, and without explanation. By the time we understand the lesson, the moment to act differently may have already passed.Books offer something rare: borrowed wisdom. They allow us to step into lives we haven’t lived, mistakes we haven’t made, and consequences we haven’t yet faced. Through stories, memoirs, and ideas shaped by reflection, books compress decades of experience into a few hundred pages. They don’t just show what happened, they explain why it mattered.This is why reading is not an escape from life, but a preparation for it. Books help us recognise patterns, understand emotions before they overwhelm us, and learn lessons without paying their full price. They don’t replace experience, but they sharpen it, soften it, and sometimes save us from it.How reading prepares us for life’s hardest lessons1. Books let us learn from mistakes without making themExperience teaches through failure. Books teach through observation.When we read about broken relationships, reckless ambition, misplaced trust, or ignored intuition, we witness consequences without suffering them ourselves. A novel about betrayal… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
