Prassenjit Lahiri

Prassenjit Lahiri is a consultant and senior partner at SFC Asia and Social Friendly Management, specializing in energy, technology, and media sectors. He brings in experience at the intersection of policy, innovation, and communication strategy. As a columnist, he writes on global energy transitions, emerging technologies, and the evolving media landscape.

March 6, 2026

The Data Centre is the New Aircraft Carrier

When a missile strike can knock out cloud infrastructure across a region, protecting data centres must become as central to national security as air defence, energy grids and nuclear command-and-control. At approximately

Nepal 2043 by Sujeev Shakya

At a critical moment in Nepal’s socio-political and economic evolution, Sujeev Shakya’s Nepal 2043: The Road to Prosperity offers an aspirational vision and blueprint for reform. Published by Penguin Random House and
October 30, 2025

A New South Asian Chessboard

India’s bold diplomatic overture toward Afghanistan’s Taliban government is reshaping the region’s geopolitical axis, even as Pakistan triggers cross-border chaos with alleged airstrikes in Kabul. The moment is historic—India has agreed to
October 11, 2025
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