India is in talks with China-related Ant International to allow digital payments platform Alipay+ to be linked to India's leading instant payments system

A Chinese science and technology vice minister will attend India's AI summit this month, a consultant told CNBC, citing government contacts.

The nation is electrifying faster and using less fossil fuel per capita than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, according to a report from the think tank Ember. It’s a sign that clean electricity could be the most direct way to boost growth for other developing economies too.

Gandhi was referring to excerpts of the former chief’s yet-to-be-released autobiography Four Stars of Destiny, published in The Caravan magazine.

With US tariffs now lower than those applied to China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, India enjoys a rare alignment of cost competitiveness, market access and strategic trust.

India is looking to remove taxes on import of equipment for processing critical minerals and spur manufacturing of rare earth magnets locally, a move aimed at minimizing dependence on China.

The South Asian nation heads to the polls on February 12, almost two years after the 2024 student-led uprising.

India and China have emerged as the two largest vehicle suppliers to South Africa, accounting for 53 per cent and 22 per cent of total vehicle imports in 2024, respectively.