China has put Illumina on its ‘unreliable entity list’ after the US imposed sanctions on Beijing Genomics Institute, also a global giant making genome sequencing equipment.
The so-called ‘showdown of the century’ between the two nations’ semiconductor industries has driven China’s innovation, fuelled by market demand and US restrictions.
Trump came out strongly in support of Musk on the H1B visa row. This worries the MAGA base significantly more than immigrant visas or Indian Americans.
India has avoided using the so-called Tibet card in the past but even this issue isn't off the table now as New Delhi works with the US to address the China factor.
On 9 August, US President signed order limiting investment in sectors like semiconductors, quantum tech & AI. Beijing calls move ‘blatant economic coercion & technological bullying.’
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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