India, May 13 -- Apple's Swift Student Challenge has often been positioned as a student coding competition, but Apple increasingly wants it to represent something much broader: a space where young developers can connect technology with creativity, culture, and personal passion.

That vision was central to Apple's messaging this year, with Susan Prescott, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations, highlighting this to Shaurya Sharma, Technology Editor, Hindustan Times Digital, in an exclusive interaction about how the company wants students from different backgrounds to feel included in app development and technology.

"We really want to engage and inspire young people to find things that are important to them , passions and ...