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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicUS-India tech trade

Topic: US-India tech trade

2025 and India’s tech ambitions. What we got right and wrong

2026 must be the year India sobers up about AI regulation. So far, the approach has been scattered and internally inconsistent.

US can help India become battery manufacturing powerhouse. And decouple from China

India, like the rest of the world, relies on China to meet its battery demands. 88 per cent of the US’ lithium battery imports are from China.

India is ready to take stock of tech trade with US. But ‘strategic convergence’ is must

India and the US must de-jargonise the notion of ‘trust’ in technology, which features prominently in the iCET, in the Quad and in other strategic initiatives.

US-India military tech share face significant challenges from Washington’s weapons export rules

The Biden administration says sweeping agreements on semiconductors, critical minerals, technology, space and defense cooperation and sales will ring in a new era in relations.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.