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The question throughout: not whether a country can invent, but whether it can carry technology from working prototype to commercial scale.

ASEAN SERIES:

This series deep dives into the ASEAN economies and how industrial policy is shaping socio economic and technological developments.

Infographic comparing India's trade deficit with ASEAN, showing imports nearly four times since 2010 and exports not even doubled, with graphics of India and ASEAN member states.

India’s China ‘Capability Compact’ Has a Number: 26 Per Cent

INDIA SERIES:

This series looks at how the Indian economy builds institutions between research, policy development and commercial scale.

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India’s China ‘Capability Compact’ Has a Number: 26 Per Cent

A dark themed infographic titled 'The Missing Middle IQ' with a subtitle 'Europe Wants a €15,000 EV. India Knows How to Build Small — but Cheap Isn't the Point.' It features a visual representation of supply chain coordination between Europe and India for affordable electric cars, with highlighted sections for co-development and regional connections.

Europe Wants a E15,000 EV. India Knows How to Build Small – but Cheap Isn’t the Point.

A webpage titled 'India's Clean-Tech Bet Isn't a Factory. It's a Farm.' with a dark background, orange accents, and a grid with data points and a glowing spot, related to clean technology and agriculture in India.

India’s Clean-Tech Bet Isn’t a Factory. It’s a Farm.

A dark-themed infographic discussing India's incubation centers at universities, highlighting that they conduct less than a tenth of the research. It features a title, a date of July 23, 2026, with decorative elements and a row of blue dots at the bottom.

Two-Thirds of India’s Incubation Centres Sit Inside Universities. Less Than a Tenth of Its Research Does.

A news article with a dark brown background, white and orange text, and a headline stating that half of today's industrial policies will still be active in 2041. The article references the OECD and includes the date July 16, 2026.

Half of Today's Industrial Policies Will Still Be Running in 2041. India Doesn't Have to Inherit That Future.

Graphic with text stating 'Taiwan Didn't Build TSMC First. It Built the Institution That Made TSMC Possible.'

Taiwan Didn’t Build TSMC First. It Built the Institution That Made TSMC Possible.

A webpage with the title 'India's Biggest Technology Advantage Is Still Under Construction', dated July 2, 2026, discussing India's engineering pipeline and graduation impact.

India’s Biggest Technology Advantage Is Still Under Construction

Title and overview of an article discussing India's high-tech exports, which reached $58.6 billion in 2026, emphasizing the difference between high-tech exports and capability.

India Exported $58.6 Billion in High-Tech Goods. What Exactly Did It Learn?

A webpage with the title 'The Missing Middle IQ' discussing China's alignment of universities to industrial innovation strategy and questioning if India should do the same. The page features a dark background with white and orange text, the date June 11, 2026, and a partial graph on the right side.

China Aligned Its Universities to Industrial Innovation Strategy. Should India Do the Same?

Previous Articles

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Why India’s RDI Fund Should Not Behave Like Venture Capital

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BRSR, CBAM & CCTS: Three Regs. One System. Is India Ready?

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The Missing Institution Inside India's Innovation Push

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Why Deep-Tech Winners Are Built Between the Lab & Market

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India's ₹1 Lakh Crore Innovation Bet: The Architecture Is Built

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Europe's Clean Tech Bet Is Being Placed Right Now.

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