A common BIMSTEC policy statement on digital sovereignty would give the region a clearer collective voice and a stronger negotiating footing with foreign companies. Additionally, BIMSTEC can be used to initiate a shift from U.S. cloud storage companies to regional alternatives such as TATA Communications (India) and NIPA Cloud (Thailand).
India is carving out a vital role in the global back-end chip infrastructure. Washington actively views India's rise in this sector as a strategic hedge, codifying tech cooperation through bilateral frameworks designed to shift critical supply lines away from East Asia.
The implications of mismanagement extend far beyond groundwater depletion. Foreign investors have withdrawn a record $30 billion from Indian equities so far in 2026. Regional data suggests investors have relocated their withdrawals across Taiwan and South Korea’s AI and semiconductor ecosystems.
AI literacy should become as important as digital literacy. An informed user is ultimately the first and most effective line of defence against blindly accepting what a machine tells us.
China Railway Group Ltd (CREC) - the Chinese construction company in charge of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project in Bangladesh - has alleged mismanagement and said that pending payments is slowing the project, a press release by Forethought PR Limited, the CREC's communication agent in Bangladesh, said
Several dying small-scale industries in India are looking at a comeback with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's thrust on Aatmanirbhar Bharat that also focuses on self reliance and import reduction
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Vikram Doraiswami, said on Tuesday that Bangladesh can export edible oil to India at 20 per cent value addition to the product, as he urged the business communities of both countries to convince the governments to upgrade goods transportation facilities
US to continue oil, gas exports to India despite climate-change prioritization
In his fresh call to make India 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) in the defence sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited the private sector to come forward in manufacturing as well as in the design and development of defence items to spread the country's glory worldwide
PayPro, a fintech digital payment platform in Pakistan, said that it had received grant assistance of $46,643 from USAID
Bangladesh is set to announce its maiden automotive policy draft for vehicle assembly and auto parts manufacturing to achieve 10 percent of GDP ($30 billion) by the year 2030. Experts say the country’s auto sector may soon surpass Pakistan in volume
The names Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani is frequently mentioned by motivated critics and activists in India in an attempt to paint these two industrialists as exploiters or even as anti-nationals
A cancer drugmaker in India has admitted to destroying and concealing records before an inspection of its plant in West Bengal by US authorities and agreed to pay $50 million in fines and forfeitures, according to the Justice Department
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ have competition
In what could become an issue between India and Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapakshe on Monday said the East Container Terminal (ECT) of Colombo Port will be 100 percent operated by Sri Lankan Ports Authority (SLPA)
Bullish on India, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said with the online store receiving tremendous response in the country, Apple has doubled its India smartphone share to 4 per cent in the December quarter and the company is ready to launch retail stores in the country in the future
The International Federation of the Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (IFIICC) is planning to boost India's strong historical ties with the UAE and Israel as it expects knowledge sharing, strategic partnerships and cultural bonds will help establish business relationships among the three countries
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday pledged more than $150 million to promote vaccine education and ensure equitable distribution so that everyone can benefit from this triumph of scientific achievement, and quickly
Several companies from India, Sri Lanka and Japan will invest in the East Container Terminal of Colombo Port, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said
