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Reliance’s battery plans run into a China wall
Mukesh Ambani’s $10-billion bet faces a harsh reality: much of the clean-energy stack still sits overwhelmingly in Chinese hands.
13 Jan 2026
India needs to stop courting the US and look for a solid plan B
It’s never a good sign when your foreign minister needs a lobbyist to meet US officials. The recent events signal a breakdown in the Modi government’s ability to operate in today’s Washington through its own machinery.
09 Jan 2026
What China’s recent Middle East tour says about their ties
China’s expanding influence in the GCC region comes with its own set of opportunities—and constraints shaped by America’s influence in the Gulf.
17 Dec 2025
Annus horribilis: 2025 was the year India learned it wasn't indispensable
It is the logical consequence of foreign policy built on a decade of illusion rather than the realities of power. The question is whether anyone in the government has the courage to admit it.
05 Dec 2025
China’s Meituan is exploring India
The tech giant is trying to reacquaint itself with the market and understand new sectors.
13 Nov 2025
What's behind the sudden influx of Chinese firms into the Middle East?
A mix of favourable policies and high-rolling consumers in the Middle East is drawing a wide array of companies to set up shop in the region
17 Sept 2025
India’s rare-earth relief is no cause for rest
Rather than celebrate Beijing’s lifting of restrictions on rare-earth exports, India's EV and green energy ecosystems must confront their China dependence.
22 Aug 2025
The legal and not-so-legal takeover of the UAE by Chinese cars
Cheaper, high-tech cars from China have flooded the UAE auto market in the past few years—sometimes entering through the back door.
06 Aug 2025
Sona Comstar enters China's EV market with joint venture
The Indian auto parts manufacturer will invest $12 million for a 60% stake in the venture with local partner Jinnaite Machinery.
20 Jul 2025
Has IndiGrid cracked the green finance code?
Blending capital from investors with varying risk appetite to fund green projects has emerged as a reliable model for the KKR-backed InvIT—its latest for India's largest battery energy storage project being an example.
11 Jul 2025