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Indian firms are accelerating cross-border investment, AI adoption, and digital finance strategies despite ongoing global market volatility, according to an HSBC India survey. Indian businesses and institutional investors remain strongly optimistic about global growth opportunities despite ongoing economic uncertainty, according to a new survey released by HSBC India ahead of its Global Investment Summit 2026. The survey found that Indian companies are increasingly shifting focus beyond domestic expansion and strengthening international trade and investment strategies as global markets undergo structural changes driven by technology, supply chain realignment, and digital infrastructure investments. Nearly 98% of Indian respondents said they plan to…

Gautam Anand appointed as Head of Global India, HSBC Private Bank

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Amazon.in’s AI store brings together AI-powered devices

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast continues expansion across India, Indonesia and the Philippines while managing rising costs and global growth investments. Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is pushing its break-even target beyond 2027 as the company accelerates expansion across India and Southeast Asia while dealing with rising operating costs and continued global investment requirements. According to Reuters, the Nasdaq-listed automaker is continuing its expansion into India, Indonesia and the Philippines even as it scales back some of its earlier ambitions in the United States and Europe. The company, which transitioned to a fully electric vehicle business in 2022, had initially targeted…

Siemens says India is becoming a major hub for industrial AI development as the company deepens collaboration with NVIDIA across automation, digital twins, and AI-driven manufacturing systems. Siemens is expanding its industrial AI development efforts in India as part of its broader collaboration with NVIDIA to build AI-powered industrial operating systems for manufacturing, infrastructure, and transportation sectors. The company said its India operations are playing a central role in integrating artificial intelligence, digital twins, automation, and simulation technologies into industrial production systems designed for large-scale deployment across global industries. According to Siemens, more than 10,000 software and AI specialists in…

Zscaler and Bharti Airtel partner to establish a national cyber resilience and AI security research initiative focused on telecom, banking, energy, and critical digital infrastructure in India. New Delhi — Zscaler and Bharti Airtel have launched the AI & Cyber Threat Research Center – India, a joint initiative aimed at strengthening cyber resilience and supporting trusted AI adoption across India’s rapidly expanding digital economy. The research center, announced on February 20, 2026, is designed as a multi-stakeholder platform bringing together private industry, government agencies, academia, and public sector institutions to address evolving cyber threats targeting India’s digital infrastructure. The initiative…

UBS has opened a new Hyderabad office and plans to hire 2,000 additional professionals as it expands AI, technology, and operations capabilities in India. UBS has expanded its operations in Hyderabad with the opening of a new office at Centaurus by Phoenix in Gachibowli, reinforcing the firm’s long-term investment strategy in India and its growing focus on technology and AI capabilities. The new office marks the next phase of UBS’s expansion in Hyderabad, where the company first established operations in 2020. The firm said it expects to hire an additional 2,000 professionals in the coming months, effectively doubling its workforce…

FICCI-EY Risk Survey 2026 highlights rising concerns around cybersecurity, AI governance, supply chain disruptions, regulatory compliance and talent shortages across Indian businesses. Cybersecurity breaches and attacks have emerged as the biggest risk to organisational performance for Indian companies in 2026, according to the latest FICCI-EY Risk Survey, reflecting growing concern among businesses over digital resilience, AI governance and operational continuity. The survey, titled “Risk outlook – A compass to India’s risk landscape”, was released by EY India in collaboration with FICCI and draws insights from senior business leaders across sectors. The findings point to mounting pressure on companies as they…

India has amended tax rules to allow foreign companies to provide manufacturing equipment to local contract manufacturers without triggering tax exposure. India has introduced changes to its income tax framework that will allow foreign electronics companies, including Apple, to provide manufacturing equipment to Indian contract manufacturers without triggering additional tax liabilities. The move, announced as part of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2026–27 Union Budget, is aimed at strengthening India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem and accelerating export-led production growth. The policy change comes as Apple continues expanding manufacturing operations in India as part of its broader supply chain diversification strategy beyond China.…