Anand Chandrasekaran, Chief Product Officer at Bharti Airtel, spent a month with rural communities in India to find out how they were using technology. His findings provide valuable insight into how mobile is changing life not just in India’s major cities, but beyond them too.

Today's young Indians aren't 'Indian' at all. They're global consumers with modern values and an increasing desire for an international lifestyle, from Levi's jeans to Starbucks coffee. And the world is beginning to take note.

In a country where e-commerce is widely considered a non-starter, Flipkart has revolutionised Indian online retail with its simple execution and broad product range. But has it really changed the inherently wary attitude of Indian consumers?

Is it possible to make money from doing nothing in your spare time? Aiming to capitalise on the average of 174 minutes a day spent looking at our smartphones, Indian start up Pokkt aims to give people the chance to make money from doing almost nothing.

Known as ‘Biper’ in France, ‘Tok’ in Portugal, or ‘Flashing’ in Nigeria, a missed call can mean “I got home ok” or “I’m free to meet you now.” Indians often give each other missed calls to communicate for free, and in Bangladesh missed calls account for 70% of mobile traffic.

In India, Android adoption is driving the smartphone market, which is set to surpass the US as the second-largest worldwide in 2014. With so many new marketing opportunities, Ladooo is a platform that promises Indian brands customer attention in return for free airtime.

While mobile money is having an impact all around the world, it has failed to take off in India, where fewer mobile transfers take place than in Pakistan. But with developing countries embracing mobile payments, particularly in Africa, why hasn't the same happened in India?

A new study on mobile broadband performance in India has revealed a rise in traffic of 87%, and 3G traffic by 146% – double the global average. These figures support the idea that smartphone use in India is set to surpass that of the US in 2014.