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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

#Spotlight Coverage

From Prayogik to Avni, the start-ups driving sustainable innovation backed by BITS Pilani Conquest

The online phase of Conquest is currently in motion, featuring intensive mentorship and founder support.

Jeune Health, SugarStrings, Humors Tech—know the healthcare innovations backed by BITS Pilani Conquest

BITS Pilani's start-up accelerator Conquest supports a new generation of founders through a zero-cost, zero-equity model, helping reimagine healthcare.

India & China’s inequality trajectories similar, says economist at Giri Deshingkar Memorial Lecture

Economist Vamsi Vakulabharanam notes that despite differing political systems, both nations have had similar inequality trajectories, particularly after adopting market reforms.

India’s accelerator boom needs a reset. How BITS Pilani’s Conquest provides the blueprint

Conquest, a student-run accelerator for start-ups, is back for its 2025 edition. The launch event will bring together top industry leaders & influential figures from Gurugram on 16 April.

‘Looking to make Quad more effective with Trump,’ says Australian envoy to India

At the Global Technology Summit 2025 in Delhi, Philip Green said that US still sits ‘at the apex of global order’ and the Quad has ‘matured in a very important way’.

‘Y2K moment, India looking to lead the global AI race’—MeitY Secretary S Krishnan

Speaking at Carnegie India Global Technology Summit 2025 in New Delhi, Krishnan said India is looking to lead by example in building collaborations among democratic nations in the AI space.

‘Trump wants US defence systems to replace Russian, but India will think long & hard’—Ashley Tellis

In an exclusive chat with ThePrint, the geo-strategic expert highlights Trump’s lack of appreciation for India’s defence needs, adds tariffs will bleed into other parts of ties.

US tariffs provide ‘great opportunity’ for India, current crisis due to China, says Piyush Goyal

Speaking at the Global Technology Summit, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal also hit out at the European Union’s climate protection regulations, calling them 'irrational'.

Techno-nationalism rising under Trump but corporate America can’t do without Indian talent—Ashley Tellis

At Carnegie Global Tech Summit 2025 in Delhi, he said US seeks to preserve its tech dominance, & India-US tech partnership is a crucial opportunity amid a turbulent global landscape.

Jaishankar hints at amending nuclear liability law as India seeks deeper ties with US

External affairs minister, at Global Technology Summit 2025, also spoke of India’s urgency to complete trade deals with US, UK and EU amid ongoing tariff wars.

Beijing’s growth strategy hit by tariffs & slow domestic demand, says former ambassador

Institute of Chinese Studies held discussion on 'Two Sessions' meeting of China’s domestic political bodies, where Beijing outlined its domestic framework for future economic growth.

At the Global Technology Summit, realism meets imagination—and India makes it possible

Finding Sambhavna will not be easy in this time of rapidly changing geopolitics. But as the last eight editions of the GTS have proven to us, the possibilities are endless.