For this edition of the India Business Briefing Q&A, I sat down with Pine Labs chief executive Amrish Rau to talk about the company’s plans for the future and the scope and scale of fintech in India and abroad. Fintech has grown rather fast these past few years. Looking ahead, what do you see as the biggest opportunities in India and abroad?

Authorities have intensified a security crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir following a deadly blast near New Delhi's Red Fort

The detention of Pema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, at Shanghai airport has fuelled a diplomatic row between Delhi and Beijing.

India has secured third ranking in Asia Power Index 2025 while the United States and China occupy the first and second spot respectively, a globally reputed thinktank said in its findings.

A coalition of major Indian trade unions has mounted nationwide protests against the government’s new labor codes.

"This is part of a broader trend by the government to hasten economic reforms, especially in the wake of Trump's 50% tariffs, and an important signal that it is keen to ease doing business in India, attract more FDI [foreign direct investment] and integrate into GVCs [global value chains]," said Nomura, a broking house.

U.S. financial services firm StoneX Group will launch a precious metals trading desk in India in early 2026 and boost tech hiring by up to 20% annually for the next three years, a top executive told Reuters.

Over the past year, some of the world’s largest tech companies have announced large-scale India plans to build AI-oriented data-centre infrastructure. The biggest among them is Google’s $15-billion gigawatt-scale ‘AI data-centre campus’ in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, projected to create over 100,000 jobs during its construction phase.

But speaking at the Tesla Centre launch in Gurugram, India head Sharad Agarwal said buyers can recoup up to two million rupees ($22,400; £16,900) over four years on fuel and maintenance - a third of the price of its Model Y sold here.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has appointed former DBS Group Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta in an advisory capacity as its chairman in India, effective December 1,

The Junior Cricket Committee has picked the India U19 squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup to take place in Dubai from 12 th December.

China allows visa-free transit for Indian nationals for up to 24 hours. By comparison, U.S. citizens are given 10 days. Thongdok’s treatement caused an uproar in India and threatened to refreeze relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors which have thawed in recent months after a deadly border dispute.