From reusable rockets and artificial intelligence to electric vehicles and semiconductors, China is rapidly building a parallel technology ecosystem, reshaping the global balance of innovation while presenting new strategic opportunities and challenges for countries like India.
In 2022, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student made a bold decision. He dropped out of college alongside three classmates with a single belief: every bottleneck standing between humans and software creation could eventually be eliminated through artificial intelligence.