Blackstone says its investments in India have become its best performing anywhere in the world, and that the country is nearing what its president calls a "tipping point" for foreign capital. Jon Gray, president and chief operating officer of Blackstone, described the shift in an interview with Bloomberg Television's Wall...
Applied Materials Deepens Its India Semiconductor Bet
The investment centers on a new 140-acre research park iwhere the company will expand research and development, introduce new technologies and grow its India-based supply chain tenfold, Data Center Dynamics reported. Applied Materials already runs chip equipment design, testing, validation and research operations in Bengaluru, and has quadrupled its India...
India Doubles Down on Chips and Phones
India is putting close to $20 billion behind an effort to build more of its own semiconductors and smartphones, part of a widening campaign to turn the country into a serious rival to China as a global electronics workshop. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet signed off Wednesday on 1.9 trillion...
India Shores Up Uranium Supply -Supporting Massive Energy Expansion
At their third annual summit, India and Australia settle a stalemate over nuclear fuel and open a wider partnership across defense, critical minerals, space, and trade. On July 9, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia signed an agreement in Melbourne that clears...
Tesla to Maintain a Minimal Footprint in India
Tesla’s five-year pursuit of manufacturing in India has ended. On May 19, 2026, India’s Minister of Heavy Industries, H.D. Kumaraswamy, confirmed that the automaker will not proceed with a local factory. The exit follows a prolonged deadlock over import tariffs. Tesla wanted lower duties to test the market with imported...
ASML of Netherlands wins $11 billion commitment from Tata Electronics
During his European tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands yielded an agreement in the tech sector: India’s Tata Electronics signed an $11 billion deal with Dutch technology giant ASML. As Europe’s largest technology company by market value, ASML will provide advanced lithography machines and technical support to...