Technology news snapshot
- India’s population (2023): 1.4 billion
- India’s online population: 881M / 62.6%
- India’s median age: 29.8 years
ECIPE: AI and India’s National Interest
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Int’l Energy Agency: Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025
- India Considers Bitcoin Reserve Strategy Amid Global Crypto Adoption’ / full item
“…asked state-run miner IREL to suspend a 13-year-old agreement on rare earth exports to Japan and to safeguard supplies for domestic needs… to reduce India’s dependence on China” / full item
- Defence R&D Organisation formally opens Quantum Technology Research Centre to advance indigenous capabilities for defense and strategic applications / full item
“A recent study assesses India’s AI maturity and readiness as at par with China, and India’s AI market is projected to reach a market size of USD 17 billion by 2027.” / full item
- “While Australia remains the primary partner in the… space domain, the US Space Forces Indo-Pacific is also looking to deepen ties with… Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and India.” / full item
WEF: Technology Convergence Report 2025
