The purpose of privatisation, therefore, should not be to find a private buyer for every government-developed rocket. It should be to create an industry capable of designing, manufacturing, operating and eventually improving India's future launch vehicles.
The last thing India needs is a debate in which concerns over public intellectual property become an argument against private participation. The country is already playing catch-up with the major space powers. We cannot afford to let a legitimate debate over ownership and sharing of value become an impediment to the much-needed privatisation of the space sector.
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 US tariff war against India has been reinvigorated by President Joe Biden threatening to increase import duties on a range of imports -- from prawns and Basmati to furniture and jewellery -- in retaliation for New Delhi imposing digital services tax (DS) on tech giants
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Saturday shot a letter to Twitter and asked it to share compliance details with the new intermediary guidelines
Serum Institute of India (SII) has got preliminary permission from the country's drugs regulator to make the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, reports said
A mesmerising Indian Ocean sunset in Galle, snorkelling in the watersport coastal getaway Bentota, trekking to the palace ruins of Sigiriya rock or watching elephant herd shower in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka packs a world of experiences
Amul vice-chairman Valamji Humbal has asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after the NGO suggested to the Indian dairy giant Amul to capitalise on what it called India’s and the whole world’s readiness for vegan milk and food instead of animal-sourced products
Hyderabad's Biological E. Limited has inked an agreement with Canada-based Providence Therapeutics to manufacture in its units mRNA coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, and run a pivotal trial in India for the jab
The Jammu and Kashmir Horticulture Department has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with airline carrier GoAir for transportation of perishable horticulture and agricultural produce to various destinations across the country
India’s Adani Group will get a 51 percent stake in a planned west container terminal at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port under a 35-year build-operate-transfer concession, a media report said
An Indian-American technology company has admitted to committing fraud to bring Indians on the coveted H1-B visas to the US, according to a federal prosecutor
What is claimed to be the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid was introduced for Indian farmers by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) Monday
There is a sharp deterioration in the optimism level of corporate India, with companies feeling the need for another fiscal package, on the back of a sweeping second wave of the Coronavirus infection, says the country’s leading trade body, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it will be able to manufacture and supply 90 to 100 million doses of Covishield in June, reports said
After its offices were raided in India, global social networking giant Twitter has expressed its concerns about its "employees" in the country, "freedom of speech" and "intimidation tactics by the police"
India-Bangladesh joint venture company Khyaati Leather Innovations BD Limited has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to establish a garments accessories and bags manufacturing unit in Ishwardi EPZ, at Pakshay in Pabna district of Bangladesh, with an investment of USD 2.95 million, reports BSS
The United Arab Emirates has sought Indian investment in the pharmaceutical sector and promised to support any such venture
