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India Is Bankrolling Three Space-tech Startups Across The Valley Of Death

The government chips in the cash, takes no stake, lets the founders keep the patents — and gets paid back only from a share of future sales.

Jun 13 • Karan Kamble and Swarajya

Qualcomm Taped Out 2nm From Hyderabad, Then Filed The Patents In San Diego

How India became the world's chip design back-office — and why Saraswat wants to change that

Mar 9 • Swarajya

How To Think About India's Place In The AI Race

Ashwini Vaishnaw did his job well projecting India as a top-tier AI power at Davos. But that doesn't mean we forget how far we still need to go.

Jan 24 • Swarajya

The Adani-Embraer Deal Is What 85 Years of Wrong Choices Looks Like

India provides the factory floor; Brazil provides everything else.

Jan 10 • Swarajya

The War for Chips Will Be Won in Pipes and Gases

While headlines celebrate factory announcements, the real battle is invisible

Dec 16, 2025 • Swarajya

ISRO Is Retreating From Launches. Is That The Point?

The agency that put India in space is handing the keys to startups.

Dec 14, 2025 • Swarajya

India Has 5,000 Empty Faculty Seats. It’s Still Ghosting Returning Scientists.

Opaque hiring, lobby politics, and bureaucratic rot are squandering a rare opportunity.

Nov 28, 2025 • Swarajya