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4 days ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh |Parvathi Benu
Key Takeaways India’s Rs 1,700-crore drone sector relies heavily on Chinese components despite a 2022 import ban Policy loopholes, weak enforcement, and white-labelling have allowed companies to bypass localisation rules Allegations between major players, including IdeaForge and Garuda, reveal industry infighting and opaque practices With defence and agriculture ministries pushing for indigenisation frameworks, drone makers face mounting pressure to localise On April 17, Tej Pratap Singh, who...
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3 weeks ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh
Key TakeawaysTech platforms have increasingly come under scrutiny of the Indian government, courts, and competition regulatorBig Tech employs top law firms and senior lawyers to defend its interests.
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1 month ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh
Key Takeaways The newly announced partnerships between Starlink, Jio, and Airtel were preceded by a series of high-level govt meetings These meetings took place even as the telecom regulator was involved in drafting recommendations on satellite spectrum allocation Despite pushback from telcos, the govt put its foot down on the matter, indicating to telcos that spectrum assignment is a “settled” issue At the same time, the government told Starlink that it should consider entering India through...
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1 month ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh
It is rare for market rivals to speak the same language, especially in the Indian telecom space, which has witnessed bloody tariff battles and massive consolidation over the past decade. It set Reliance Jio, once the brash new entrant intent on bleeding its rivals through a pricing war, and Bharti Airtel, the experienced incumbent, on a collision course for several years. The dynamic between the two bitter rivals, though, has been changing.
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1 month ago | 
community.nasscom.in | Tarun Nagar |Pratap Vikram Singh
Developing a private blockchain for your firm can give you a competitive edge in the current digital environment by improving security, transparency, and efficiency. Private blockchains are permissioned, which means that only those with permission can view and validate transactions, in contrast to public blockchains. They are therefore perfect for companies who want to use the decentralized nature of blockchain technology while protecting sensitive data.
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1 month ago | 
community.nasscom.in | Pratap Vikram Singh
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is transforming the financial sector by providing open, permissionless, and borderless financial services. In contrast to traditional finance, which is based on centralized institutions such as banks and payment processors, DeFi uses blockchain technology to make financial services decentralized. This has created an explosively developing market that is pulling in individual consumers and institutional investors alike.
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1 month ago | 
community.nasscom.in | Vipin Sharma |Pratap Vikram Singh
NFTs have come a long way since their early hype days. While some skeptics believed the trend would fade, 2025 is proving them wrong. The NFT space is evolving, offering real-world use cases beyond just digital art. From gaming assets to music rights and real estate, NFTs are becoming a key part of the Web3 ecosystem. With this growing adoption, NFT marketplaces remain one of the most profitable blockchain ventures. If you’re considering developing an NFT marketplace, now is the perfect time.
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1 month ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh
Key Takeaways Last month, Google announced a restructuring of its policy division to “elevate” the team’s capabilities in the wake of AI The CapTable has learnt that the company was facing an internal rebellion against India policy leader Sreenivasa Reddy Google’s employee relations unit investigated over a dozen complaints of transgressions by Reddy This is only the latest in Google's struggles to maintain a stable public policy leadership and team On February 25, Google India announced to...
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2 months ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh
The two-day AI Action Summit concluded in Paris on Thursday with political leaders of roughly 70 countries signing a declaration to make AI “open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure, and trustworthy.” There were two interesting points about this. One, China signed the declaration. Two, the US and UK sat out of it. The US was completely against any AI regulation.
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2 months ago | 
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh
Key Takeaways The Ministry of Electronics and IT is launching an AI library-cum-datasets repository to help build AI models and applications for India, The CapTable has learnt Part of India’s AI mission, AI Kosh will be a platform for developers and AI researchers, hosting a collection of non-personal data from public and private sectors Private companies such as PhonePe and Uber are already sharing non-personal datasets for public good MeitY has also reached out to large internet companies,...
