OPINION India’s Urban Awakening Ejaz Ghani China’s Soft and Sharp Power by Joseph S. Nye The Right Question About Inequality and Growth by Jason Furman Democracy of Convenience, Not of Choice: Why Is Eastern Europe Different? By Branko Milanovic Parenting a High-Tech Nation by Josev ‘Yossi’ Vardi OUTLOOK The Bright Future of Work by Stephane Kasriel With Tomorrow at Stake by Mario Mesquita Charging Climate Well by Jonathan Eckart ‘Plan A’ for the Planet Dreaming of Another City by Adam Greenfield TECHNOLOGY Rostec Turns 10: The Story of a Technological Leap Parity is the Goal The Cognitive Future of the Planet by Jonathan Batty The Connected Future of Humanity by Fahim Kawsar The Issue of Culture by Sergey Kravchenko Renewing Business Intelligently by Anil Menon Governments, Companies, Workers: Here’s How to Make AI Inclusive by N.V. (Tiger) Tyagarajan REGION The Startup Nation by Achyuta Ghosch The Market of Extremes by Leonid Boguslavsky Growing Country by Semen Davydov Is It Possible to Clean up India? By Evgeny Pakhomov