INDIA CHINA Connect

Three 22-year-old friends — Adarsh Hiremath, Surya Midha, and Brendan Foody — have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after their AI startup Mercor hit a $10 billion valuation.

India has become a cornerstone of global labour mobility, with nearly 600,000 Indians migrating to OECD countries in 2023—an 8% rise from 2022.

China is developing a revolutionary cargo ship powered by a thorium molten salt reactor, offering safer, more efficient, and eco‑friendly nuclear propulsion.

Starbucks is finalizing plans to sell a controlling stake in its $5 billion China business while retaining a meaningful minority share, possibly up to 49%.

India’s exports to China increased by 22% in the first half of FY26, reaching $8.41 billion, driven by products like telephone set components, shrimp, and aluminium.

Global markets have shown mixed reactions to U.S. trade tariffs, with gold, Bitcoin, and the S&P 500 rising, while Indian equities lagged, gaining just 6%. FIIs have withdrawn heavily, impacting India.

Meituan, China’s delivery super-app, launched its international brand, Keeta, in Brazil on October 30, marking its first venture into the Americas.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, hailed India as a global democratic model and anticipated future partnerships post-democratic transition in Venezuela.

Airbus Chairman René Obermann praised India’s engineering excellence, entrepreneurial ambition, and strategic importance to the aerospace industry.

As Western nations retreat from climate leadership, emerging economies like China, India, and Brazil are set to take charge at Cop30 in Belem, Brazil, from November 10–21.

The Baijitan National Nature Reserve in Ningxia, China, has transformed a once-barren landscape into a thriving ecosystem, shielding Yinchuan and its residents from the encroaching Mu Us Desert.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized U.S. export restrictions that have eliminated the company’s presence in China, erasing a 95% market share.

Google is investing $15 billion over five years to establish a gigawatt-scale data center and its largest AI hub outside the U.S. in Vizag, India.

India and China are reviving direct air connectivity after a five-year pause. IndiGo will launch daily flights between Delhi and Guangzhou on November 10, following its Kolkata-Guangzhou route on October 26.

The US is rallying allies, including India, to counter China’s rare earth export restrictions, which threaten global supply chains.

In 2023, Indian high-net-worth individuals moved $130 billion to Singaporean family offices, making India the third-largest contributor in the Asia-Pacific after China ($400 billion) and Indonesia ($140 billion).

Indian PM Narendra Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer met in Mumbai to strengthen India-UK ties, focusing on economic progress, shared values, and global stability.

India’s resilience amidst global uncertainty stems from robust economic growth, strong forex reserves, reduced inflation, and fiscal consolidation, according to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

Google is investing $10 billion (₹88,730 crore) to establish a 1 GW data center cluster in Visakhapatnam, its largest project in India. Spanning three campuses, it includes advanced infrastructure like submarine cables and fiber networks.

China is revolutionizing its aerospace industry by adopting a lean manufacturing method inspired by Toyota’s pull system.