Is Europe’s Big Tech Crackdown Killing Its Own Innovation? | Budapest Global Dialogue 2025:-

The EU has become a pioneering force in Big Tech regulation with regulations like General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA). However, questions arise whether the EU's aggressive stance might stifle innovation, fragment markets, or push tech giants out of the region altogether.

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India, China, and the Perils of Demography

China’s population is shrinking, and India’s will peak by 2063. For both, the legacy of demographic control now collides with irreversible realities. In the 1950s, both China and India witnessed a rapid increase in population. Assessed by both governments as a threat to national economic development and social well-being, efforts were made to re-engineer demographics to control the unbridled population explosion.

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The Mediterranean Moment: Stakes and Strategies | Raisina Mediterranean 2025

For centuries, the shores of the Mediterranean have hosted cultural exchange, trade, and diplomacy; the sea has served as a vital link between continents and civilisations. By connecting the Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, the Mediterranean has has acted as a critical link between East and West, North and South — and determined thereby the flow of goods, ideas, and culture. Today,

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Unpacking the Role of Gender in the Circular Economy:-

Women are key players in the circular economy but remain confined to low-value roles. Achieving a just transition requires gender equity in design, innovation, and leadership.The transition to a circular economy, which requires a fundamental shift in the world’s production and consumption patterns, cannot be achieved without women’s participation, decision-making, and leadership.

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