Surajeet Das Gupta

Over 40% of India's US exports already face zero duty, shows govt data

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

Budget sends mixed signals on PLI push across key manufacturing sectors

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

iPhone 16 tops the charts in major reset of India smartphone market

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

Economic Survey: Tariff skew undercuts electronics manufacturing ambitions

Survey backs industry demand to fix inverted duty structure

India-EU free trade pact: iPhone shift hits India's EU electronics exports

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

India-EU FTA: Large market opens up, says Maruti Chairman RC Bhargava

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

India's smartphone exports to US zoomed 200% in April-November FY26

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

India 8th among 11 countries in investment in AI: WEF white paper

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

Zepto closes gap with Blinkit in quick commerce app installation reach

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 witnesses 16% of total global downloads of Gen AI apps in 2025

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 regains top spot in growth outlook as economist sentiment flips

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

Americans pay the bulk of tariffs on Indian exports, finds study

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

India ranks sixth in Asia manufacturing index 2026, needs sharper push

Malaysia jumps to second place; China stays on top

India's electronics exports cross $47 billion in 2025 on iPhone push

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

India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025

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

Smartphone exports may have topped $30 billion in 2025 on PLI push

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

Work-life balance tops job wish list for India's Gen Z: What they want

The preference becomes even more pronounced among older Gen Z professionals

Asia on fire: Of finance, climate, tourism, and cities in motion

IPOs falter, Jakarta tops Tokyo, tourism patterns shift, temperatures rise, and China sets solar and tech records

India to manufacture 3 nanometre chips by 2032, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

From chips to sovereign AI, Ashwini Vaishnaw lays out how India plans to build a full-stack tech ecosystem and become a major semiconductor and AI power by 2032

India's iPhone exports hit ₹2 trillion in CY25, a first since 2021

Apple's iPhone exports from India crossed ₹2 trillion in 2025, marking a major milestone for the PLI scheme and India's fast-deepening electronics manufacturing ecosystem