On July 13, a report from Japan's Nikkei Asia indicated that Indian companies are turning to large language models developed by Chinese enterprises like DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Moonshot AI in greater numbers, aiming to manage their artificial intelligence expenses. This shift is amplifying India's reliance on China within the realm of advanced technology. Puneet Kumar, CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India), disclosed that since mid-2025, numerous tech startups he has been engaging with have embraced these Chinese open-weight large language models, successfully slashing costs by a significant factor.
