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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicIndian smartphone users

Topic: Indian smartphone users

Telecom operators take a hit after Jio unveils 4G smartphone worth Rs 999

Indranil Sarkar -
With this move, the company plans to tap into the rural market to reach the roughly 250 million 2G users who are yet to migrate to smartphones.

Indian women 40% less likely to use mobile internet than men, finds telecom non-profit GSMA

Yuthika Bhargava -
New Delhi: India’s progress on digital inclusion has stalled yet again, said a new report released Wednesday, which found that women in the country...

#GenerationNowhere: India’s young are fighting an invisible epidemic, smartphone addiction

+TFP Jyoti Yadav -
Young Indians are dropping out of college, their IIT aspirations turning to dust and many are now in de-addiction centres. Is smartphone dependency growing?

Future of democracy is literally in India’s hands — through smartphones

Pankaj Mishra -
The smartphone is dramatically reconfiguring human character in India, and the long-term consequences for the country’s fragile democracy.

No English? No problem. How non-English speakers in India are using their smartphones

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Budget smartphones and tailor-made apps that cater to non-English speaking users is changing the way information is being accessed.

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Opinion

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Shobhaa De -
Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

What would it take for a European reset to succeed?

India’s cheapest growth reform is in agriculture. Mustard shows why

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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