Mishik Sharma

I. Beyond the GCC: Rethinking India's Next Phase of Technological Development The recent NASSCOM report on India's Global Capability Centre (GCC) landscape marks an important evolution in how these centres are understood. Rather than portraying GCCs merely as offshore delivery centres or back-office operations, the report recognises their growing role in enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI), product engineering, digital platforms, and strategic decision-making within multinational corporations. This is a welcome shift. It reflects a reality that has been steadily unfolding over the past several years: many GCCs have moved well beyond the support functions with which they were once associated. Indeed, the transformation of GCCs mirrors broader changes in the global economy itself. As AI, cloud computing, industrial software, digital engineering, and data-driven decision-making reshape how organisations compete, multinational companies are increasingly entrusting their Indian ...

On 2 July, Flipkart-backed agritech startup Ninjacart said it has raised $6 million from existing investors Accel, Fundamentum, and Tiger Global, marking the first tranche of a larger funding round, as it prepares for a public listing over the next two years. Founded in 2015, Ninjacart operates a full-stack fresh produce supply chain connecting farmers with retailers, quick commerce platforms, modern trade chains, hotels & restaurants, and exporters.  According to the company, its business has grown threefold over the past year. This may be read as just a another e-commerce development. But, I argue, it points to a shift underway across the Indian economy: some of the country's most strategically important businesses no longer sell to consumers. They help other businesses function. This shift deserves more attention than it gets. For over a decade, India's startup narrative has been dominated by consumer internet — food delivery, ride-hailing, payments, e-commerce — platfor...

India's e-commerce revolution is entering a new phase. During the past decade, the country's digital commerce ecosystem has expanded at remarkable speed. E-commerce platforms have steadily widened their geographical reach, quick-commerce companies have built dense neighbourhood networks of dark stores, and logistics providers have invested heavily in fulfilment centres, sorting hubs and transportation infrastructure. Consumers who once expected deliveries within a week now increasingly expect them within a day—or even within minutes. Yet the next chapter of this transformation may not be defined simply by how many warehouses are built or how many cities are served. It may instead be defined by how intelligently those warehouses and logistics networks operate. Recent developments provide an important indication of this shift. In an interview with PTI on 14 June, Amazon Robotics Chief Technologist Tye Brady said  that the company will continue to expand the use of automation tech...