AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI & cross-border tech: India and Nepal met in Kathmandu to push AI and emerging-tech collaboration, with Sarvam AI’s founder speaking and the IN-SPAN startup programme bringing Nepali teams to IIT for an eight-week push. US-China tech friction: China hit back at a Pentagon update adding major Chinese firms (including Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and solar makers) to a military-linked list, warning of retaliation. Cyber scams: Google sued a Chinese cybercrime group accused of using Gemini-powered tools to automate phishing and send millions of scam texts, while also describing large-scale interception of fraud messages. India’s industrial tech policy: India cleared the way for automotive radar and vehicle-to-everything systems by removing spectrum licensing for key bands, aiming to speed ADAS and self-driving adoption. Supply chain & infrastructure: China’s e-commerce logistics index rose in May, signaling improving market activity. Space/defence tech: India’s DRDO continued ballistic missile defence progress with multi-layer tests, reinforcing its push into an elite ICBM-neutralisation capability. Health & vaccines: India joined global efforts to develop an Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain in Central Africa, working with WHO, Africa CDC, Oxford and CEPI. Environment & accountability: India’s pollution regulator alleged Tata’s iPhone-parts factory wastewater contaminated groundwater near farms, threatening action unless Tata explains.
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