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March 05, 2025

The same technologies that disrupt governments also empower visionaries in the most unexpected places. This is our moment to reclaim control — to use technology as a force for unity and progress, not a weapon of division

- Vivek Wadhwa

The world watched in disbelief as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and United States (US) President Donald Trump clashed on live television, an unfiltered spectacle that laid bare the absurdity of modern geopolitics. Allies watched. Adversaries watched. Millions of ordinary people—across continents—watched. This was not diplomacy behind closed doors, nor was it a carefully curated narrative spun by governments. It was raw, unscripted, and embarrassingly human.

What does this mean for humanity? Is our access to real-time political chaos going to bring us together, or will it rip us apart? Will it force the world's leaders into accountability and reason, or will it amplify division and destruction?

We now have access to knowledge and tools like never before. The exponential advance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), computing, robotics, and sensors has accelerated this transformation, making it possible for people at every level of society to tap into capabilities once reserved for the elite.

A few weeks ago, when I was in India, a beggar approached me asking for money. I told him I didn't have any cash. Without hesitation, he grinned and said, "Koi baat nahi, bas UPI kar do!" I stood there for a second, unsure whether to be amused or impressed. Here was someone who probably didn't have a home, yet he was fully integrated into the digital economy. He was more financially savvy than some government officials I have met.

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