, Columnist
India Is Cornered by China’s Lock on Tech
China is holding all the cards on tech.
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Last year, India’s richest tycoon had Washington breathing down his neck. This year, Beijing is giving him a hard time.
Now that Mukesh Ambani’s refinery is pivoting away from buying Russian oil, falling in line with President Donald Trump’s diktat that Indian billionaires stop funding Vladimir Putin’s war machine, the energy czar has a new worry: China’s curbs on technology transfers.