Business
CIO & Leader
The greatest risk with Gen AI isn't the tech, its misplaced trust
Reggie Townsend, Vice President of the Data Ethics Practice, SAS on why governance must keep pace with GenAl adoption
6 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Why enterprise decision-making is entering the age of autonomous AI
Agentic AI enables enterprises to move AI from passive recommendations to accountable, goal-driven action
2 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
What top IT firms' earnings signal about the future of IT
Companies are no longer spending on tech just to increase volume. Now, the focus is on real value
3 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Why outcome discipline has replaced transformation optimism
Sendil Kumar Venkatesan, Chief Technology Officer, Shriram Capital weighs on how CIOs, demonstrate value to the board
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
How Cognizant is turning operations into an AI-powered strategic cockpit
Rohit Kumar, SVP and Chief Operating Officer, Cognizant on scaling AI from pilots to enterprise operations
5 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
The most underestimated variable remains AI risk
Atanu Pramanic, COO & VP - IT, RPSG Ventures talk about how Indian enterprises are learning to make AI work
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
IBM to acquire Confluent for US $11 bn
IBM has agreed to acquire Confluent in an all cash deal valued at 11 billion dollars
2 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Why boards reset from oversight to partnership
Vijay Sethi, Chairman, Mentorkart and Crafsol Technologies, talks about why boards now look for business-linked outcomes
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
What metrics matter in 2026
Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst, Greyhound Research highlights Technology leadership has become decision leadership
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
How enterprises are learning to make AI work at scale
Artificial intelligence has moved decisively beyond experimentation in Indian enterprises. The real challenge today is not whether AI can work, but how it can be scaled responsibly without runaway costs, fragile governance, or unintended workforce disruption.
3 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Google debuts Disco with generative AI in web
Google's disco browser signals a shift toward AI-driven web interaction
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
AI governance will decide the digital future of enterprises in 2026
Anant Deshmukh, CTO and Head of IT at ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, on AI readiness, the 2026 CIO agenda, agentic AI, autonomous agents, and more
4 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
When AI becomes both shield and weapon: Inside the future of enterprise security
Bhaskar Gorti, Executive Vice President – Cloud & Cybersecurity Services, Tata Communications, on how AI and Zero Trust are redefining enterprise security strategy
5 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
2026 | THE CIO-BOARD RESET
What Boards Will Hold CIOS Accountable for – and What CIOs Demand in Return
4 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Digital is not a parallel agenda; it is embedded in the DNA of the organisation
Vishal Gupta, Head – IT, GCPL, shares his vision for shaping an intelligent, data-driven enterprise
8 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
AI is listening to coughs and it's changing how TB is detected
AI-driven diagnostics improve tuberculosis detection in remote areas
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Cyient Al & future skills hub
Nirmala sitharaman inaugurates Cyient Al & future skills hub in Andhra Pradesh
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
New accountability, new expectations
When our editorial team began discussions for the January cover story, the usual ideas came up quickly: the technology trends that will shape 2026 and the CIO agenda for the year ahead.
1 min |
January 2026
CIO & Leader
Cybersecurity workforce faces growing pains as industry ages
Cybersecurity faces a talent crunch, rising stress, aging workforce, and growing demand for adaptable professionals with strong soft skills.
2 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
AI GOVERNANCE
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR?
7 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
Building the AI value chain and taking responsibility
If the Guidelines provide macro principles, Sujoy Brahmachari offers a practical operating model for how enterprises can align. He breaks the Al value chain into three roles:
1 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
Moving beyond pilots to enterprise accountability
Harnath Sahu emphasizes that India's Al Governance Guidelines represent a fundamental shift: enterprises can no longer treat Al as isolated projects but must manage them as full end-to-end lifecycles with continuous accountability and oversight. He argues that governance maturity begins with clearly defined roles, developers must embed ethics, explainability, and fairness into models; deployers are responsible for enforcing operational, security, and compliance controls; and users must exercise judgment rather than relying blindly on Al outputs.
1 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
The threat is already here: security, hallucinations and Al vs. Al
For Pradipta Patro Global CISO and Head of IT at RPG Group, governance begins with a straightforward acknowledgment: Al is already deeply embedded in the cybersecurity threat landscape. Cyber risks today are no longer theoretical; Al is both a tool for attackers and an essential instrument for defenders, making governance and oversight critical.
1 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
Building for what's next: AI, infrastructure, and the road to 2026
In conversation with CIO & leader Amit Luthra, Managing Director, Lenovo ISG, India, on how Indian enterprises scaled AI in 2025, why hybrid infrastructure became the default, and what CIOs must prioritise next.
3 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
India's new labour law 2025: Your workday, salary & rights on reset
India's new labour law of 2025 marks the biggest overhaul of wages, social security, industrial relations and workplace safety, legally binding on all states.
3 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
Why Indian businesses can't scale without voice
Kaushal Bansal, Co-Founder and CEO of Callerdesk, on the API-driven communication stack and why Indian businesses can't scale without voice in the workflow.
3 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
The future platform has to be unified, intelligent, and AI-first
Praful Poddar, Chief Product Officer, and Sunil Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Shiprocket, on how Shiprocket unifies data, Al, and logistics to empower India's SMBS
7 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
The Al privacy equation: India shows the world how it's done
Zoho study finds 71% of Indian organisations strengthened privacy post Al adoption.
1 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
Why GPU-scale infrastructure demands responsible design
If AI is often compared to electricity, then hyper-scale data centres form the grid that powers it. Rajesh Garg, President and Group CIO at Yotta, operates at the core of this grid, overseeing what he describes as the largest AI infrastructure in Asia today, supported by nearly 10,000 GPUs. From his perspective, the Guidelines largely formalise what serious AI infrastructure providers already understand: at this scale, strong governance is not optional but essential.
1 min |
December 2025
CIO & Leader
Why AI accountability starts with enterprises, not regulators
The AI Governance Guidelines rest on two key pillars: people and responsibility.
1 min |