Author: Shivendra Saxena

New Delhi: “India geopolitics 2025” is no longer a spectator sport. With Washington, Beijing, Moscow, and Islamabad all playing hardball, New Delhi is executing a multipolar balancing act that’s as strategic as it is risky, but, yes, it works. US Pressure: Trade and Tech Tangles India’s trade tango with the United States just got awkward. The White House slapped extra tariffs on India’s exports because of Russian oil purchases, some hitting 50%. That’s no small pinch on Indian exporters. Meanwhile, the H-1B visa fee spiked to $100,000, putting a serious dent in the mobility of Indian tech talent. Trump claimed…

Mumbai: Money talks, and in the past few weeks, startups across AI, EVs, security, and crypto didn’t just whisper, they shouted. Here are the five raises you need to know. # AI gets paid to actually deliver The AI hype train has burned billions on pilots that went nowhere. One study says 95% of enterprise projects never made it past the sandbox. Enter Paid, a young London-based outfit betting that the next era of AI will be about proving value and billing for it. Instead of charging per user or offering “all-you-can-eat” credits, Paid’s system charges based on outcomes. If…

Mumbai: Meta is going all-in on humanoid robots (Meta Humanoid Robots – Metabots), and this isn’t just another gadget bet. According to CTO Andrew Bosworth, the company is funneling billions into what he calls an “AR-size bet”, but this time, the hardware isn’t the challenge. The real bottleneck? Software.  The plan: combine AI, dexterity, and ambition to make robots smart enough to move like humans but without breaking a sweat over hardware hurdles. Meta Humanoid Robots: Software Over Hardware During a sit-down at Meta HQ, Bosworth didn’t mince words. “I’m not saying the hardware isn’t also hard, but it’s not…

Mumbai: Donald Trump has slapped a 100% pharma tariff on branded imports. He refers to it as “national security.” For India’s $10 billion pharma export machine, it’s a bitter pill. Trump’s latest tariff tantrum On Truth Social, his megaphone of choice, Trump declared that starting October 1, 2025, the USA will impose a 100% tariff on “any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product” unless the company is building a factory in America. And in true Trump fashion, the definition of “building” is malleable. Breaking ground, putting up a signboard, maybe even hiring a contractor, it all counts as “under construction.” Generics…

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force just got a turbocharged shot of confidence. On September 25, 2025, the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹62,370 crore contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 97 LCA Mk1A fighter jets. That’s not a typo. ₹62,370 crore, excluding taxes. (LCA Mk1A Contract) This isn’t just procurement. It’s a statement. A blunt one: India is done playing second fiddle in the defence market. The LCA Mk1A Contract in Numbers Let’s cut the jargon. Here’s what the deal includes: 97 aircraft total 68 single-seat fighters 29 twin-seat trainers Delivery window: 2027–28 through 2033 Indigenous content: Over…

Mumbai: One lousy password just shut down a logistics company that survived two world wars, economic crashes, and 158 years of chaos. KNP Logistics, once a transport giant with 500 trucks, is now history, thanks to ransomware. When “Password123” Costs 700 Jobs KNP Logistics Group, formerly Knights of Old, was the definition of endurance. Founded in 1867, the Northamptonshire-based company survived revolutions in shipping and trucking to become a UK transport backbone. But in June 2025, all it took was one employee’s weak password. Hackers from the Akira ransomware group didn’t need spy-movie tactics or cutting-edge malware. They just guessed…

Mumbai: Donald Trump showed up to honor Charlie Kirk in Arizona. Instead, he delivered a marathon monologue that sounded less like a eulogy and more like a campaign rally on steroids. Trump Charlie Kirk Speech: When a Tribute Becomes a Trump Show Donald Trump’s speech at Charlie Kirk’s memorial in Glendale was supposed to celebrate the late conservative activist. Instead, it became a greatest-hits performance of Trumpism, tariffs, Biden-bashing, MAGA slogans, and even a tease about curing autism. Kirk, the 30-something firebrand who built Turning Point USA into a pipeline for young conservatives, was shot and killed earlier this month.…

New Delhi: The Trump administration just dropped a bomb on the global talent market: a $100,000 annual fee per H-1B visa starting September 21, 2025. The U.S. calls it “protecting jobs.” Tech leaders call it sabotage. India, the biggest supplier of H-1B talent, calls it a disaster in the making. What the $100,000 Fee Really Means The H-1B program was built to let U.S. companies hire top foreign professionals in fields like tech, finance, and healthcare. Until now, employers paid a few thousand dollars in fees. From September, they’ll be billed $100,000 per H-1B worker, annually, if that worker enters…

Mumbai: The Nobel Committee has heard the noise. They’ve seen the headlines. They know Trump wants that Peace Prize so badly he keeps declaring he “deserves it.” But in Oslo, they don’t care. Trump’s case for the crown The 79-year-old billionaire president hasn’t been shy. He says he “ended six wars” and wants credit. He claims he’ll solve Gaza and Ukraine, conflicts that, inconveniently, are still raging. He points to endorsements from foreign leaders like Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev. But here’s the catch: Nobel nominations had to be filed by January 31, just eleven days after Trump…

Mumbai: Dalal Street has a new addiction: India’s data centre growth story. A ₹5 lakh crore play is reshaping the digital backbone, and investors are piling in for multibagger action. The ₹5 Lakh Crore Trigger India’s data centre growth is no longer just a trend; it’s the battlefield for the next wave of digital wealth. Analysts estimate capacity will rocket from just 1.3 GW in 2024 to over 5 GW by 2030. That’s nearly a fivefold surge. The fuel? Exploding internet traffic, AI’s insatiable demand, and regulatory pushes on data localisation. Jefferies pegs the expansion at a jaw-dropping $30 billion…