Avi Kumar

Asia September 21

Sri Lankan voters to chose from 38 candidates in consequential presidential election

Thirty-eight candidates are running for president of the Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which is still recovering from a 2022 economic collapse. Its incumbent president faces a tight race.

Artificial Intelligence May 26

Indian military ramps up AI capabilities to keep up with regional powers

India is making new financial investments in AI to aid its military. Delhi recently unveiled a robot that can remove unexploded shells and double as a stretcher for injured troops.

India April 19

India's Modi poised for victory as 6-week general election begins in world's largest democracy

As some 970 million Indians start to vote in the country's general election, polls suggest that incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a third-term in office.