{"id":11261,"date":"2026-03-27T19:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/?p=11261"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:13:46","slug":"back-for-the-future-im-heading-back-to-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/back-for-the-future-im-heading-back-to-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Back for the future  I\u2019m heading back to India"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"2\">I just landed in India\u2014my third visit in three years\u2014and the country is still alit with the colors of Holi. Every time I come here, I\u2019m struck by how much progress is being made. India has a way of taking on big challenges with even bigger ambition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"2\">This visit is particularly special because, for the first time, the Gates Foundation\u2019s Board of Trustees is meeting in the Global South. India is the perfect place for this milestone, a country full of innovators creating AI-powered health and development tools, next-generation vaccines and diagnostics, advances in digital public infrastructure, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"2\">Last week, I wrote about some of the breakthroughs shaping India\u2019s future\u2014and the potential they have to improve lives not just here but around the world. 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