Archive for the ‘India’ Category

India Could Be Apple and Samsung’s Solution to the Future of Phones

Via Wired, a look at how a quarter of all iPhones could be made outside China by 2025, most likely in India—a rapidly growing market with hundreds of millions of potential customers. And the race is on, as Samsung and Chinese brands are betting big there too. The giant companies that make the phones in our […]

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India-Kazakhstan Cooperation in Critical Minerals Signals a Shifting Regional Approach

Via The Diplomat, a report on growing India- Kazakh cooperation in critical minerals: The critical minerals sector has attracted significant global attention, including from New Delhi and Astana. On November 4, India and Kazakhstan partnered to produce titanium slag, a critical mineral. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) and Kazakhstan’s Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (UKTMP) […]

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The 10 Fastest-Developing Cities on Earth

Via Statista, a graphical look at the 10 fastest-developing cities on Earth: Out of the world’s top 15 growth hubs, 14 are forecast to be located in Asia, according to the Growth Hub Index 2024 by British real estate service Savills. These cities have been identified as set to develop particularly quickly by 2033, based on indicators […]

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Shortage of Electric Taxi Manufactures Slows India’s EV Revolution

Via Rest of World, a report on the lack of electric cars for use as taxis in India: BluSmart, India’s biggest fully electric cab company, once aimed to put 100,000 EVs on the road by 2025. As of September 2024, its fleet size is around 8,000. The demand for EV taxis far exceeds supply in […]

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Bhutan Prays It Can Be India’s Hong Kong

Courtesy of The Economist, a look at Bhutan’s vision to reincarnate as a financial center: King Jigme of Bhutan recalls that when he was studying in America, his classmates would scoff in disbelief when he told them there were tigers and elephants in his Himalayan homeland. Like many foreigners, they thought of it as a place […]

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Is There a Future for Central Asia’s Indian Ocean Transport Projects?

Via The Diplomat, commentary on the viability of Central Asian projects aiming to connect the region to the Indian Ocean: Central Asian countries are actively exploring new trade routes that could connect them to the Indian Ocean, focusing on partnerships with Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. These routes offer the potential for expanded economic ties with […]

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