SNIPPETS 05 FEBRUARY 2026

Moltbook Platform: AI-only social media platform+ AI agents interact exclusively with other AI agents, while humans can only observe+ Key Features: Only authenticated AI agents can post or comment; humans are passive spectators+ Agents have spontaneously formed mock religions, political systems, cryptocurrencies, and philosophical debates+ Demonstrates emergent behaviour in multi-agent AI systems beyond narrow task execution+ Highlights the growing capability of AI agents to coordinate, simulate societies, and adapt dynamically.

Bharat Parv 2026: A six-day national cultural and tourism festival+ organised by the Ministry of Tourism from 26th–31st January 2026 at the Red Fort, New Delhi, as part of the Republic Day celebrations+ Organised annually since 2016+ the festival serves as a major platform to showcase India’s cultural, artistic, culinary and spiritual heritage, reflecting the country’s unity in diversity+ Bharat Parv 2026 commemorated 150 years of “Vande Mataram”

Delhi Declaration: Between India and League of Arab States (Arab League) + Key Highlights: Support for multilateralism, respect for sovereignty of states, counterterrorism efforts+ Declaration cited Suez Canal–Red Sea Economic and Maritime Development Initiative (STREAM) as a regional framework to support economic integration

Power Gap Index: A secondary analysis derived from the Asia Power Index, an annual index produced by the Australia-based Lowy Institute+ It measures resources and influence to rank the relative power of states in Asia+ Ranks 27 countries and territories through 131 indicators across 8 thematic measures+ Economic Survey 2025-26 cited the Power Gap Index to show that India is operating below its full strategic potential.