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What does Quad’s new monitoring initiative mean for Indian Ocean security? – The diplomat

By Frank M. EverettMay 29, 2026

At their meeting in New Delhi on May 26, Quad foreign ministers announced a major new maritime security initiative: the…

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Andhra Pradesh poised to become powerful Indian defense hub – The Diplomat

By Frank M. EverettMay 22, 2026

On May 15, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu laid the foundation stones…

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Amazon announces plans to expand its fast commerce service Amazon Now to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently available in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru (The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 28, 2026

Economic times: Amazon announces plans to expand its fast commerce service Amazon Now to 100 Indian cities; the service is…

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Sources say Ola’s AI venture Krutrim’s smart assistant, Kruti, is not available to users and development of its Indian multilingual LLM, Krutrim 3, is stalled (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2026

Swathi Moorthy / Economic times: Sources say Ola’s AI venture Krutrim’s smart assistant, Kruti, is not available to users and…

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Official data shows that Indian smartphone exports reached $11 billion in the first half of fiscal 2026, up 55% year-on-year; analysts warn Iran war could trigger 22-25% decline in coming weeks (Quratulain Rehbar/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 31, 2026

Quratulain Rehbar / Nikkei Asia: Official data shows that Indian smartphone exports reached $11 billion in the first half of…

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Indian AI data center operator Yotta aims to raise $500 million to $600 million at a valuation of around $4 billion, then file initial paperwork for an IPO within weeks (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Social radars: Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator Come be a fly on the wall as Y Combinator’s…

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Indian edtech startup upGrad plans to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal; Unacademy was valued at less than $500 million in 2025, compared to $3.5 billion in 2021 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Pod BG2: ChatGPT – The era of super assistants Open source podcast about all things technology, markets, investing,…

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The deflationary impact of AI on the Indian IT industry, which has never seen a decline in software exports in 24 years, will likely take years to fully materialize (Manish Singh/India Dispatch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 28, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Anthropic vs. the Pentagon, Bloodbath at Block, The Citrini Selloff The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million to $500 million each in the Indian AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Economic times: Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million…

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The Nifty IT index, which tracks Indian IT stocks, has fallen about 15% so far in February on concerns over AI and is on track for its worst month since March 2020 (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Sequoia CEO Coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a business and never been harder…

Quad port project in Fiji will challenge China’s dominance of Pacific supply chain – Radio Free Asia

What does Quad’s new monitoring initiative mean for Indian Ocean security? – The diplomat

Military buildup triggers housing crisis in Guam, outpacing residents’ prices – Radio Free Asia

When Buddhist robes meet Sri Lankan law – The Diplomate

How Beijing is disrupting both developing and advanced economies – The Diplomat

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Asian grocery brands are moving beyond the “ethnic aisle”

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Miami-based Canals, which uses AI to help distributors automate workflows across sales, customer service and more, raised a $35 million Series A round led by Base10 (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Meta plans to start testing an AI pendant in 2027, launch new AI glasses next month, launch a ‘Wearables for Work’ unit for businesses, and more (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

Microsoft faces backlash after blog post implicates criminal firing and legal action against security researcher Nightmare Eclipse over public bug disclosures (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Microsoft is working on an application that will include GitHub Copilot, Copilot chat, Copilot Cowork and a new agent workflow tool called Autopilot (Sebastian Herrera/Fortune)

An episode of BBC Question Time featured a panel with AI-generated historical figures like Churchill, intended to show the “hyper-real and compelling” nature of AI images (Holly Bishop/The Independent)

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What does Quad’s new monitoring initiative mean for Indian Ocean security? – The diplomat

Andhra Pradesh poised to become powerful Indian defense hub – The Diplomat

Amazon announces plans to expand its fast commerce service Amazon Now to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently available in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru (The Economic Times)

Sources say Ola’s AI venture Krutrim’s smart assistant, Kruti, is not available to users and development of its Indian multilingual LLM, Krutrim 3, is stalled (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)

Official data shows that Indian smartphone exports reached $11 billion in the first half of fiscal 2026, up 55% year-on-year; analysts warn Iran war could trigger 22-25% decline in coming weeks (Quratulain Rehbar/Nikkei Asia)

Indian AI data center operator Yotta aims to raise $500 million to $600 million at a valuation of around $4 billion, then file initial paperwork for an IPO within weeks (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Indian edtech startup upGrad plans to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal; Unacademy was valued at less than $500 million in 2025, compared to $3.5 billion in 2021 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

The deflationary impact of AI on the Indian IT industry, which has never seen a decline in software exports in 24 years, will likely take years to fully materialize (Manish Singh/India Dispatch)

Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million to $500 million each in the Indian AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)

The Nifty IT index, which tracks Indian IT stocks, has fallen about 15% so far in February on concerns over AI and is on track for its worst month since March 2020 (Bloomberg)