# WEST ASIA, DIESEL, AND DARK TOWERS | GIFT CITY: INDIA'S GATEWAY TO GLOBAL MARKETS |

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Published: 2026-04-13T23:59:00+00:00
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Good Morning, I'm Nelson John and today we're covering five stories that tell you exactly where India stands right now. GIFT City is quietly becoming India's gateway to global markets, but there's a catch most investors don't know about. India's MSME sector has survived COVID, war, and trade chaos and the data shows just how costly that survival has been. India's IT giants are in the middle of a full identity shift, moving from headcount to AI, and not every employee is making it across. On the ground, a war in West Asia is cutting into diesel supply, and that's keeping telecom towers dark across rural India. And from April 2026, the RBI's new payment authentication rules have kicked in the OTP era isn't over, but it's on notice. Five stories. All connected by one reality: India is adapting, whether it wants to or not. Tune in to Top of the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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