It was a pleasure meeting Mr. Bhaktha Keshavachar, Founder & CEO of Bengaluru-based @Chara_Tech, whom I had also recently interacted with at Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice, France.
Their work on developing rare-earth-magnet-free electric motors is an excellent example of how Indian innovators are creating sustainable and globally relevant solutions, while strengthening the vision of a self-reliant India.
๐จ BIG: ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ต India and Japan have set a target to facilitate ยฅ10 trillion ($68 billion) in Japanese investment into India over the next decade.
The two countries also aim to double the number of Japanese companies operating in India during the same period.
The partnership will focus on AI, semiconductors, clean energy, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and resilient supply chains.
PM @narendramodi and PM @takaichi_sanae addressed the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum today. Both sides reaffirmed the pivotal role of industry in advancing the Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Discussions focused on expanding investment, strengthening resilient supply chains, advancing manufacturing partnerships with the objective of โMake in India for the Worldโ, promoting clean growth and deepening cooperation in critical and emerging technologies.
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๐จ "Finally, I am now confident that India will catch up in AI models. There is no reason to be despondent."
"The US-China AI race is creating opportunities for India to build world-class AI capabilities."
โ Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu ๐ฎ๐ณ
๐จ India's UPI Goes Global
๐ฌ๐ท Greece has become the 10th country to go live with ๐ฎ๐ณ India's UPI, further expanding India's digital payments network in Europe.
UPI is now live in:
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
๐ฆ๐ช UAE
๐ซ๐ท France
๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius
๐ณ๐ต Nepal
๐ง๐น Bhutan
๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar
๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia
๐ฌ๐ท Greece
๐จ Reuters: ๐ท๐บ Russia has begun importing gasoline from ๐ฎ๐ณ India as refinery disruptions and a domestic fuel shortage force Moscow to seek overseas supplies.