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Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor is the founder and chairman of the India Blockchain Alliance of India. Kapoor is also an influencer, having authored numerous courses and advised over 60 Web3.0 companies.

India

Is Elon Musk battling Indian oligarchs or Asia’s security state?

Musk claimed Indian tycoons are blocking Starlink, but analysts say security fears and state control are driving Asia’s satellite pushback.

9 Oct 2026 - 8:17PM

US, Israel war on Iran

Gulf tech firms turn to Hong Kong and Singapore as Iran war grinds on

23 Sep 2026 - 8:00AMvideocam

India

India’s push to secure place in global chip supply has ‘secret weapon’: its people

4 Sep 2026 - 6:09PMvideocam

India

Beyond payments: India aims to architect Indonesia’s digital future

A successful digital collaboration with Indonesia could elevate India into ‘a primary architect of its infrastructure’, analysts say.

7 Jul 2026 - 7:00PM

India

Reliance Jio’s IPO set to intensify investor focus on India’s telco sector

A positive response to the IPO could spur investor interest in the proposed listings by PhonePe and Nykaa, analysts say.

2 Jul 2026 - 3:24AM

Artificial intelligence

Asia faces ‘costly paradox’ over divergent AI rules in US and EU

Regional countries are adapting either the US or EU legal framework, while Asian tech firms risk incurring a ‘regulatory fragmentation tax’.

29 May 2026 - 6:31PMvideocam

Iran

Iran war pushes Asia’s Gulf migrants to use stablecoins for remittances

The risk of sanctions has fuelled concerns that monetary transfers from migrant workers via banks or other operators could be disrupted.

13 May 2026 - 8:04PM

Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke after an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone in the UAE in March amid the Iran war. Photo: AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

How the Gulf conflict recast risks for Asian investors in Dubai

Asian firms that use Dubai as a launch pad into the Middle East are weighing new threats to liquidity, logistics and confidence.

13 Apr 2026 - 10:16AMvideocam

India

India’s AI superpower dream: flush with cash, short on capacity

India’s AI ambitions could add half a trillion dollars to its economy or deepen inequality if cannot train up its workforce fast enough.

28 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM

India

India AI summit aims to shift focus from model races to scaled reality

The event offers emerging economies a chance to reframe AI as public infrastructure and work together to put it into public services.

17 Feb 2026 - 7:00PM

India

Gig workers’ strike in India spurs debate on human cost of delivery race

More than 200,000 gig workers recently staged protests across major Indian cities, prompting concerns about the necessity of quick commerce.

12 Jan 2026 - 6:46PM

India

Cyber scams threaten confidence in India’s outsourcing industry

Fraudsters leveraging India’s cost advantages and skilled workforce create a systemic risk for legitimate businesses, analysts warn.

4 Dec 2025 - 7:37PMvideocam

India

India’s debt-backed stablecoin challenge to US dollar dominance explained

Advocates argue the ARC token will lower India’s borrowing costs, strengthen the rupee and stem outflows to dollar-backed cryptocurrencies.

19 Nov 2025 - 3:08PM

Quantum computing

How quantum computing puts Asia’s financial systems at risk

Uneven security safeguards leave the region vulnerable to quantum disruptions that could destabilise trust in digital finance, experts warn.

29 Oct 2025 - 10:08AMvideocam

Quantum computing has the potential to break public-key cryptography or security systems of digital tokens such as bitcoin. Photo: Shutterstock

India

Can OpenAI’s New Delhi office spark India’s AI hub ambition?

Competition is heating up between the ChatGPT maker and its AI rivals, Google’s Gemini and Perplexity AI, to expand in the key Indian market.

29 Aug 2025 - 8:51PM

Software professionals arrive to attend an artificial intelligence conference in Bangalore in March. Industry experts have hailed the plan by OpenAI to launch its first office in India. Photo: EPA-EFE

India

Beyond gold: India sees America’s bitcoin reserve – and eyes its own

While a ‘measured bitcoin strategy’ could boost India’s economic resilience, the country lacks a proper framework for cryptocurrencies, analysts say.

10 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM

India

India eyes lift-off for space economy after astronaut ISS milestone

Mission marks progress in India’s programme to become the fourth country to independently carry out human space flights.

27 Jun 2025 - 10:35PMvideocam

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