Surajeet Das Gupta

Longer retention cycles build an installed base that places it just behind China

India positions itself as counterweight to US-China dominance

Addverb plans to build 100 robots in the first year

More than two-fifths of India's exports to the US faced no tariffs before trade agreement was sealed

Allocations for 2026-27 across 14 sectors reveal clear winners and laggards

India's smartphone market is premiumising fast, with Apple's iPhone 16 emerging as the country's top-selling model by volume in 2025, Counterpoint data shows

Survey backs industry demand to fix inverted duty structure

But $50 billion export aim holds as EU smartphone shipments drop after Apple's US pivot

India-EU FTA opens a large European market for Indian-made small cars, with duty cuts boosting exports and giving carmakers like Maruti Suzuki a cost advantage

3-fold jump led by Apple boom offsets slump in other sectors

US, Singapore, S Korea and China are the top four, it says

Zepto has nearly caught up with Blinkit in app penetration by CY25, intensifying the race for leadership in India's fast-growing quick commerce market

India emerged as a global hotspot for AI apps in 2025, accounting for 16% of worldwide downloads, though revenue contribution remains under 1%, a Sensor Tower report shows

South Asia tops global growth outlook as WEF economists turn bullish again, with India anchoring optimism even as global growth risks persist

Indian exporters did not cut prices after the US imposed 50% tariffs, instead reducing volumes, leaving American consumers to bear most of the tariff burden, a Kiel study finds

Malaysia jumps to second place; China stays on top

The next leg to $55 billion is tied to policy clarity and tariff risks

While the average valuation of the top 20 startups was $1.78 billion, the remaining 80 had an average valuation of just $0.42 billion, nearly one-fourth of the top cohort

Phones make up 38% of India's outbound shipments since 2021 on PLI push

The preference becomes even more pronounced among older Gen Z professionals