【Focus of the week】
1. Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese & Taiwanese Plastic-Processing Machines
2. Foxconn $2.2 B Expansion in India & US
3. IndiaAI Mission GPU Roll-Out Milestone
4. PLI Schemes Drive ₹16.5 Lakh Crore Output & 12 Lakh Jobs
5. Zoho Survey: 60 % of Retailers Eye AI/ML by 2030
6. MeitY Backs 2D Material Research for Next-Gen Semiconductors
Asia Pulls in Record AI Capital as India, Singapore & Malaysia Outshine Global Slowdown—Moody’s Analytics East and Southeast Asia are bucking the broader retreat in cross‑border investment, with India soaking up more than US $10 billion in AI‑related capital between 2022 and 2025,…
Foxconn’s India Surge: From Peripheral Player to Global Manufacturing Powerhouse Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and key Apple supplier, has witnessed a dramatic transformation in its Indian operations, with the country’s share of its global non-current assets rising from…
India-Taiwan Economic Ties Expand Beyond Semiconductors, Eyeing Multi-Sector Collaboration In a significant push to diversify India-Taiwan economic relations, Manharsinh Laxmanbhai Yadav, Director General of the India-Taipei Association (ITA), announced plans to deepen engagement across industries such as petrochemicals, biotechnology, electronics,…
Global Surveillance Giants Face Hurdles as India Enforces Strict CCTV Security Rules Global manufacturers of surveillance equipment are clashing with Indian regulators over stringent new rules mandating security testing of internet-connected CCTV cameras. Effective from April 9, the policy requires…
Synology Eyes India as Key Growth Hub, Plans Local Expansion Taiwan-based data storage firm Synology has marked India as one of its fastest-growing markets in the Asia-Pacific region, driven by strong demand from both SMEs and large enterprises. The company…
Premier Energies, SAS Forge Joint Venture to Boost Silicon Wafer Manufacturing in India Premier Energies has entered into a strategic joint venture with Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. (SAS) to establish a 2 GW per annum silicon wafer manufacturing facility…
India Sets Up Expert Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid AI Disputes; India Launches ₹60,000 Crore ITI Upgradation Scheme to Transform Vocational Education; India and UK Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement, Opening $34 Billion Trade Boost; Porter Becomes Second Unicorn of 2025 with $200 Mn Series F Funding; India Shifting from Labour to AI Mindset, Says ServiceNow CEO at Knowledge 2025; India Eyes Global Leadership in AI Infrastructure, Urges States to Shift Focus Beyond Land
Telangana Unveils 1,000-Acre Electronic City to Boost Manufacturing and Investment; Taiwanese Partnerships Strengthen India's Electronics Manufacturing Amid Global Trade Shifts; Dixon Technologies and Inventec Forge JV to Make India a Global IT Hardware Hub; Optiemus Partners with Taiwan’s ASRock to Manufacture Motherboards in India; Optiemus Unmanned Systems and Taiwan’s Avix Partner to Build High-Performance Drone Components in India; Adani Pauses $10 Billion Chip Venture with Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Amid Market Uncertainty
Optiemus Unmanned Systems Unveils Advanced Drones, Partners with Taiwan's Avix for ‘Make in India’ Tech Drive; Alphabet Eyes India as Key Pixel Production Hub Amid Rising Tariff Pressures; Samsung Seeks PLI Extension as It Weighs Shifting Production from Vietnam to India; Microsoft and IIT Delhi Launch Unnati AI Accelerator to Empower Rural Innovators; India Signals Flexibility on EV Policy Pending Final Import Tariff Decisions; Flipkart to Redomicile to India Ahead of Landmark IPO, Signals Growing Investor Confidence