Nirmal Jovial
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The Week Magazine – Latest News, Politics, Business & Opinion Updates - The Week (opens the original)
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© Copyright 2026 The Week Online. All rights reserved. Half a century after India outlawed bonded labour, the practice continues in factories, workshops and brick kilns. THE WEEK ventures into the hinterlands to uncover the hidden realities of modern-day slavery P.M. Nair is honorary senior adviser, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights; honorary adviser, National Commission for Women; and former director general, National Disaster Response Force
UAE's vision for AI-native 6G: The shift to autonomous, predictive telecom infrastructure (opens the original)
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Telecom operators like du are envisioning 6G networks that go beyond speed to become intelligent, autonomous infrastructure capable of sensing, predicting, deciding, and acting Key innovations include intent-based networking, allowing operators to specify desired outcomes, and Network Digital Twins for virtual testing and optimisation The UAE is actively testing these future network concepts using 5G-advanced foundations, aiming to transform networks into platforms for AI applications and autono
Mission Samudra, Vizhinjam EXIM ops launched: Thiruvananthapuram port to spearhead Kerala’s maritime transformation (opens the original)
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Kerala has launched Mission Samudra to develop a port-led economy by integrating its international and minor ports The initiative includes developing logistics parks, export zones, a cruise terminal in Kochi, and an oceanarium Mission Samudra aims to boost maritime training, create consultancy capabilities, and promote local product exports The Kerala government has officially launched Mission Samudra, an initiative aimed at developing Kerala as a port-led economy by integrating its two internat
India’s hidden slaves: Fifty years on, bonded labour thrives in shadows (opens the original)
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Khurkhuriya announces itself in shades of yellow, blue and taupe. Blue tarpaulins with drying corn kernels line the sides of the roads leading to it, as do thatched houses. At every turn, poverty reveals itself—in the people we pass, in the weathered homes along its narrow roads. The village sits on the edge of many things—of Bihar, of maps, of opportunity. Ratua, a tributary of the Kankai river, glides past its fields and sandbanks, indifferent to the departures it witnesses. This is the sort o
‘Every case of bonded labour is a case of human trafficking’: P.M. Nair (opens the original)
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Interview/ P.M. Nai, honorary senior adviser, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights; honorary adviser, National Commission for Women; and former director general, National Disaster Response Force Rehabilitation assistance is not a favour; it is a legal entitlement of rescued persons. We cannot continue to treat this as a welfare act by the state. Q/ Could you explain how human trafficking and bonded labour are interconnected in India, and how this cycle typically operates? Under Ind
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