The ambition exists across the region. Young Indian companies are building rocket engines and computer chips, products India has long bought from abroad. Pakistan sent a delegation to Silicon Valley to show what its technology industry can do
A country can only be as independent in its diplomacy as it is in its economy. A nation that imports its phones, its chips and much of its energy, will always have less room to manoeuvre than one that makes what the world needs.
The difference between Xi's New Delhi proposal and the language of the declaration illustrates the distinction between China's ambitions for AI cooperation and the level of agreement achieved among BRICS members. The declaration did not reject China's AI diplomacy; it simply did not explicitly endorse the proposed open-source community.
The AI revolution may indeed change warfare. But the laws of physics, engineering and economics have not been repealed. AI may be extraordinarily powerful in the data centre. The real challenge is carrying that capability to the battlefield.
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
India’s Bharat Biotech has sought approval from the authorities to hold clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate COVAXIN in Bangladesh
Samsung, the South Korean multinational conglomerate, has decided to shift the assembling of yet another 5G handset, Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, to Bangladesh, reported Daily Star
