India’s Deep Science Ecosystem Enters Capability Phase with Policy, Capital, and Talent Shifts

India’s deep-science ecosystem is undergoing structural transformation, driven by rising domestic patents, returning diaspora founders, and evolving Global Capability Centres. Ankur Capital’s report highlights faster validation cycles, lower capital intensity, and growing Series A/B funding across synthetic biology, semiconductors, and advanced materials. With government R&D support and corporate partnerships, India is building globally ambitious science-led…

The Indo-Russian agreement

The Indo-Russian agreement for 100% Transfer of Technology (ToT) of the RD‑191M semi‑cryogenic engine represents a decisive propulsion upgrade that can shorten India’s path to true heavy‑lift, reusable launchers and human‑rated systems by several years, if not a full decade. It combines diplomatic risk‑taking, industrial up‑skilling, and technological leapfrogging in a way that reshapes ISRO’s…