TechSparks 2026 Day 1: Sridhar Vembu, Priyank Kharge, spacetech founders chart India's 'New Tech Order'
The 17th edition of TechSparks opened in Bengaluru with a clear message for India's tech ecosystem: prosperity cannot be imported, and the country must learn to build and own the technologies that solve its own problems.
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YourStory's flagship startup-tech summit, themed 'The New Tech Order', brought together founders, investors, policymakers and technologists to examine how India can move from providing technology services to owning foundational technology.
Vembu: Own the foundation before chasing AI
Setting the tone in his inaugural keynote, Zoho Co-founder and Chief Scientist Sridhar Vembu argued that India should prioritise infrastructure and foundational technologies over heavy spending on graphics processing units (GPUs).
"If I earn $10 billion right now, as a government, I will…
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