India, Aug. 11 -- If left unchecked, the smartphone space risks geopolitical uncertainty and the supply chain's bill of materials dictating what phones will be like for the foreseeable future. Of course, when the accountants start to dictate product roadmaps and specifics, personality is lost. If ever there was a risk of a similar trajectory at Xiaomi India, I'm glad to report that the product's chosen ones have overruled any such direction changes. Even in a decidedly tough balancing act with thinning margins, Xiaomi has delivered a Redmi Note 17 that runs a fairly new Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, a fair leap to a 8,000mAh battery capacity which is the highest ever for this line, and a large 6.9-inch screen that's also largest in any Redmi ...