india

India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart has launched a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) handle to enhance its digital payment offerings by adding India’s popular instant payments system. Get the Full Story...

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India wants tech companies to get government permission before launching untested artificial intelligence (AI) products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Uber reportedly wants to move deeper into India’s two- and three-wheeled vehicle market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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India’s banking regulator has made some high-profile enforcement moves in recent weeks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Amazon is working on a new eCommerce site to reach Indian shoppers, dubbing it a “special store.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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