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Qualcomm’s Hind foresees boom in Indian telecom sector
SINGAPORE: India has come to the forefront of the global telecom map what with the prying open of the sector. Will it continue to hold its own in the near future as neighbouring rival China ups the ante in the telecom sweepstakes? Qualcomm China vice-president and general manager David Hind believes it will.
Speaking at CommunicAsia in Singapore Hind said that the various countries are going to huddle around their core competencies.
“A lot of the telecom code is written in Hyderabad,” he said. “That is only going to increase. Indians have a good command over English, they are willing to work hard, they are accommodating.”
Hind is of the view that the time is not far when more mobile handset manufacturers will start making handsets in India. “Today Reliance is a potent force in telecoms. If Reliance asks a mobile maker to shift production to India, it’ll have to. Today India and China are seeing offtake of close to six million handsets a month. Those are the figures that makers see in a quarter,” he says.
Hind believes that the time is not very far when a Chinese company will come out from nowhere to become one of the top five mobile makers globally. “The Koreans are in for a surprise,” he said.
His view is that China will corner close to 75 per cent of global handset manufacturing by 2006. “It already has a 25 per cent share today. And that is going to explode,” he said.
Hind highlighted the fact that the Koreans are not going to be left behind. “Don’t be surprised if the Koreans fill the slot in the UMTS or WCDMA handsets and repeat what they did in CDMA,” he pointed out.
Hind said that the mobile brand is going to cease to be important. “Carriers will force manufacturers to brand the phones with their own brands. It’s already happening in Europe. A Nokia is not so important, a Vodafone is because it says it know the end consumer very well, more than the maker.”
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Insight Cosmetics partners with Pinda for homegrown beauty push
New campaign ‘Kudiye… ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe?’ celebrates toxin-free, skin-first Indian formulations over imported ideals.
MUMBAI: Insight Cosmetics has just turned the beauty narrative on its head and it’s doing it with a very familiar face. The fast-growing Indian beauty brand has teamed up with Udaybir Sandhu, better known as Pinda from the hit series Dhurandhar 2, for a campaign that proudly puts “Made in India” at the centre. Titled “Kudiye… ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe?”, the film taps into that deeply relatable feeling of rediscovering something better right at home, challenging the long-held notion that international always equals superior.
Instead of chasing global trends, Insight is highlighting what it does best: skin-first, ingredient-conscious, toxin-free formulations designed specifically for Indian skin tones, textures and climates. The campaign positions sattu-level honesty and performance as the new standard confident, rooted and globally competitive.
Insight Cosmetics director and spokesperson Mihir Jain said, “Insight has always believed that India doesn’t need to look outward for validation. We have the talent, the understanding, and the capability to create world-class beauty products right here. Pinda represents that same confidence rooted, real, and unapologetically Indian.”
Pinda added, “There’s real pride in representing something that’s ours. For too long, we’ve been told that better comes from outside. Insight is changing that. This is about backing what’s made for us, trusting what understands us, and owning our identity with confidence.”
The collaboration rests on four clear pillars, proudly homegrown innovation, a strict toxin-free promise, a genuine skin-first approach, and deep cultural relevance that speaks to a generation both rooted in India and globally aware.
In a market long dazzled by foreign labels, Insight Cosmetics and Pinda are quietly proving that the most powerful beauty move is the one that feels like home. The campaign doesn’t just sell products, it sells a mindset, that the best glow is the one you already recognise. And right now, that glow is proudly, unapologetically Indian.
