Nearly a third of recent graduates face unemployment—a troubling trend. In India, the picture is even more dire. Ironically, higher education seems to increase the chances of being unemployed. Why? Employers demand experience, yet to gain experience, you need a job. Meanwhile, AI is accelerating the problem by taking over entry-level roles—the very ones that new graduates need. It’s a classic chicken-and-egg dilemma. What can be done? We explore the options.

The defense technology sector is rapidly innovating to neutralize one of its biggest threats: drones. Especially when deployed in swarms, drones are difficult to detect and destroy. Traditional methods like shooting them down might not be effective. Alternatives? Jamming their signals—or zapping them out of the sky. In this domain, the golden rule—treat others as you’d like to be treated—definitely doesn’t apply. 

Some questions about war are never fully answered: What triggers it, and what truly ends it? In the recent India-Pakistan crisis, many believe the looming threat of nuclear escalation acted as an abrupt stop. The specter of nuclear annihilation is alarmingly ever-present. Can humanity find ways to avoid such catastrophic outcomes?

Can we avoid AI gaffes? It is evolving—and not always in comforting ways. The ability of AI to convincingly impersonate humans is raising red flags. Imagine a courtroom where judges first need to verify whether a testimony is real or generated. Or a classroom where it’s unclear whether a student’s essay was written by them or by a bot. The ethical and practical dilemmas are multiplying. But is there ever an end to human ingenuity?