India, Feb. 25 -- The relentless global pursuit of technological supremacy has emerged as one of the defining strategic competitions of the twenty-first century. Central to this contest is the race to develop advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, a domain where China has recently made significant inroads. One notable example is DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has upended conventional wisdom about the prerequisites for cutting-edge innovation. DeepSeek's breakthrough models, such as its R1 and subsequent iterations, exemplify a paradigm shift: achieving state-of-the-art performance with significantly reduced training costs and computational requirements. This development not only challenges the long-held assumptions of Silicon...