Serum Institute of India gets $150 mn booster shot
The new collaboration is a step forward in rolling out an additional 100 million doses of safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines for low and middle-income countries.
India’s “Connect Central Asia Policy” rebooted
With one eye on energy and natural resource security and another on checking China’s expansionism in Central Asia, deepening ties with Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will gain importance in the years ahead.
UK’s post-Brexit Student Route holds out promise for India
Britain’s decision to enforce its new points-based student visa regime from October is a promising move for Indian student numbers.
Collaboration with US key to India diversifying energy basket
The Strategic Energy Partnership between New Delhi and Washington has emerged as one of the most important components of the larger strategic convergence between the two countries. This engagement is helping India balance the imperatives of development with the need to protect the environment.
Blockchain: The key transparency in Indian commodity markets
With a shift of supply chains to India and deregulation of domestic agricultural markets in play, amidst the rollout of a $1.4 trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline, demand for transparency in physical commodity transactions will grow in line with rising trading volumes.
Apple, Samsung take the E-com route to boost consumption
Global smartphone market leaders Apple and Samsung are eager to connect with Indian consumers. So, they are increasing their online presence in this country, a clear indication that foreign investors think discretionary spending will pick up very soon.
Kirana stores are vital for dominating India’s e-tail sector
Kirana stores are increasingly finding themselves in a tug of war with domestic and international e-commerce giants pulling at either end in a bid to access market dominion.
India’s construction industry set for a rebound in 2021
Poised to be the world’s third largest by 2025, now would be the time to invest carefully in long-term construction stocks as the sector prepares to resume a strong trajectory of growth once the current COVID crisis subsides.
Self Reliance and Reliance are writing the great Indian story
Mukesh Ambani is pushing India towards self-reliance in consumer technology even as the Government of India rolls out new schemes to attract investments from companies leaving China. These will steadily steer the country towards the goal of Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
India’s growth rates likely to rebound quite strongly next year
Leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs has projected a more than 15 per cent GDP expansion for India in the next fiscal. And strong farm sector growth and rising rural prosperity could temper the blow of the massive economic contraction in the first quarter of the current fiscal.