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    Why India is ready to lead the post-Covid world

    2020-12-02T05:29:06+00:00May 14th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, Home Page, India Inc Views - India Global Business|

    The Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the terrible inequality of global leadership. India can change this by creating a new paradigm of multilateral cooperation, as demonstrated by its participation at NAM summit and rushing medical supplies to 123 countries. Highlights: The current Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the terrible inequality of global leadership in a multilateral world order. India has stepped in to fill this global leadership void, rushing medical aid and essential supplies to 123 countries. Major reforms of [...]

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      India’s historic $266 billion relief package will leave a lasting global impact

      2020-10-14T06:10:41+00:00May 13th, 2020|Analysis - India Global Business, Home Page, India Inc Views - India Global Business|

      $266 billion is a humungous number, but just how significantly large is it in real life? $266 billion is enough money to connect all villages in India with optical fibre broadband 2.8 times. It’s the equivalent of what the Indian government invests in its ambitious infrastructure projects in a year. It’s enough money to complete all Indian Railway infrastructure projects for at least 12 years. And it’s nearly enough money to cover the entire GDP of Pakistan – which stands [...]

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        What’s next for the US-India strategic partnership?

        2020-05-14T18:03:59+00:00May 13th, 2020|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Home Page, Trade Talk|

        A US-India trade expert dives into how healthcare collaboration could be stepping stone for a stronger bilateral relationship between the US and India. Highlights: The pandemic is a chance for India to strengthen its manufacturing sector and attract foreign investment through wide-ranging market-oriented reforms. In light of the pandemic, India and the US can set an example of shared values by establishing global supply chains in medical supplies. Sustained healthcare cooperation could be a key aspect for a future Free [...]

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          Jio-Facebook: Match made in heaven or an expedient medium-term partnership?

          2020-08-20T04:46:39+00:00May 12th, 2020|Home Page, The Big Story North America - India Global Business|

          Facebook’s purchase of a 10 per cent stake in Jio Platforms for $5.7 billion looks like a win-win for both partners and burnishes India’s image as an FDI hotspot even during a lockdown, and many analysts are speculating how this will play out in the long term. Highlights: Facebook bought a 9.99 per cent stake in Jio Platforms, RIL’s wholly-owned subsidiary that houses its telecom venture and most of its digital assets, for $5.7 billion. This is the largest investment [...]

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            Right time for India to push for greater FDI inflows

            2022-02-08T15:50:55+00:00April 24th, 2020|2020, Home Page, North America Edition – 24 April-07 May 2020, The Big Story North America - India Global Business|

            Despite a global recession, India is expected to be among the few countries that will still grow, offering foreign investors an ideal FDI destination as they look to relocate their factories away from China. Highlights: The IMF predicts India’s growth rate to bounce back to 7.4 per cent next year. India can escape recession due to its fewer linkages with global supply chains and its dependence on domestic consumption as the primary driver of GDP growth. India’s large domestic market [...]

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              The pandemic may open new doors for India-Japan ties

              2022-02-08T14:35:23+00:00April 24th, 2020|2020, Country Focus - India Global Business, Home Page, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 24 April-07 May 2020, UK Edition – 24 April-07 May 2020|

              The increasing paranoia regarding China opens up several avenues for India and Japan to build a stronger bilateral partnership. Highlights: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe announced a corpus of $2.2 billion to help Japanese firms relocate their supply chain network from China. India tweaked its FDI policy to include China in the list of countries where any investment would need the government’s approval. The Gujarat government is preparing a bouquet of incentives to attract Japanese firms looking to shift from China. [...]

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                The Indian factor behind COVID-19 deaths in the UK

                2020-05-11T05:23:01+00:00April 24th, 2020|2020, Home Page, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 24 April-07 May 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 24 April-07 May 2020|

                A disproportionately high ratio of minority ethnic doctors and nurses in the UK’s coronavirus pandemic frontline death toll needs urgent investigation. Highlights: Of the 19 fatalities within the state-funded NHS, 10 were medics from minority ethnic backgrounds. Retired NHS medics from within the Indian community may now be within an even higher risk category. The direct correlation between a persistent shortage of PPE and the NHS death toll is likely to be a significant factor alongside the genetic and societal [...]

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                  UK-India ties soar in times in crisis

                  2022-02-07T16:23:57+00:00April 24th, 2020|2020, Home Page, The Big Story, The Big Story UK - India Global Business, UK Edition – 24 April-07 May 2020|

                  From charter flights for stranded Britons to be repatriated to a crucial consignment of paracetamol, the pandemic has proved that the UK-India relationship remains strong. Highlights: India extended a helping hand to the UK by exporting a consignment of 2,800,000 packets of paracetamol. A total of 38 charter flights have been laid out to repatriate an estimated 5,000 British residents stranded in India. The FCO has announced a series of measures including an extension to any expiring visas until the [...]

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                    Corporate India rallies behind COVID-19 war effort

                    2022-02-07T16:09:02+00:00April 10th, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, Home Page, Insight - India Global Business, UK Edition – 10 April-23 April 2020|

                    The Indian private sector's contribution to social good despite stretched bottom lines sets a shining example for the rest of the world. Highlights: The Asian Development Bank has projected India’s growth to slow down to roughly 4 per cent in the current fiscal year but the financial year 2022 should see the registration of at least 6.2 per cent in India's GDP. Government reforms will be the switch that turns on the country’s economic power system. Corporate India has also [...]

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                      India emerges as a partner of choice amid COVID-19

                      2022-02-07T16:04:32+00:00April 10th, 2020|2020, Analysis - India Global Business, Home Page, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 10 April-23 April 2020|

                      By positioning itself as an indispensable collaborator to various countries, India is helping to shape a more benign post-coronavirus world order. Highlights: India’s initiatives in the past month have made it an indispensable and visionary partner of choice for a range of countries from the US to the SAARC and G-20 nations. All these developments collectively mark a very definitive step in the passage of India’s position from that of a global rule-taker to being a rule-maker. India is also [...]

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