India: May 2025 tech news snapshot

India’s tech news snapshot for May of 2025

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India: Tata Consultancy Services has won new $337M advance purchase order for full implementation of 4G mobile network at 18,685 sites across the country / full item
‘India’s Semiconductor Aspirations: Scanning the Horizon‘ from the Observer Research Foundation / full item
India: Space agency mission to launch new Earth observation satellite into orbit failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third flight stage / full item

‘Low-cost India seen as potential regional hub in data centre boom’ / full item

Download: ‘Future Farming in India – A Playbook for Scaling Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture’ from the World Economic Forum / full item
India: Thailand’s A2D Ventures VC and startup investing platform enters India via partnership with We Founder Circle, an angel investment syndicate / full item
India: Government is considering limiting Chinese companies to a maximum of 10% equity investment in electronics JVs, contingent on tech transfer to drive local knowledge / full item

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India’s Dixon Technologies electronics manufacturer enters JV with Taiwan’s Inventec Corp to make notebook and desktop PC products including components and servers in India / full item
Peak XV Partners, formerly known as Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, is reportedly raising its first independent fund since Sequoia split, at $1.2 billion investment vehicle / full item
Asia Pacific and Japan saw 51 billion web attacks in 2024, driven by AI use, up from 29 billion attacks in 2023, with Australia, India, and Singapore the most-targeted / full item

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May 2025: India