Healthcare holds key to UK-India early harvest deal
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has indicated that healthcare tie-ups can form a strong basis for a preferential trade agreement between the UK and India.
A visa game changer for UK-India education ties
An influential new study wants the UK to double its post-study work visa offer to four years as a means to double the number of Indian students at British universities by 2024.
UK real estate set to pitch for high net worth Indian investments
London-headquartered Osborne+Co has created a new investment management business model which is aggressive and ambitious with an eye on attracting lucrative investments from India for value-add investments.
India-UK research collaborations must up the ante
Former UK Research and Innovation Minister and new House of Lords peer, Jo Johnson, wants India’s 17th rank in relation to the UK’s academic tie-ups to be addressed with significant investments and focus on both sides.
Reimagining the new normal in India’s transport industry
Disruptions force people to make significant changes to transport patterns. Whether it’s embracing two-wheelers or eyeing more sustainable forms of transport, that’s one reason why India continues to record a healthy growth in vehicle sales even during the pandemic.
India-UK ties ride across Made in India cycles to medicinal research
From UK PM Boris Johnson choosing a made-in-India bicycle to launch his multimillion-pound new health campaign to combat coronavirus to a new £8mn medicinal research collaboration, the broad spectrum of bilateral ties was once again in the limelight.
Covid-19 crisis may hit UK-India education success story
Reports of Indian students enrolled at UK universities struggling with fees and basic necessities amid the coronavirus lockdown could adversely impact the recent upward swing in Indians applying to study in the UK.
UK-India Tech Partnership takes an innovative approach
A new £3-million Innovation Challenge Fund realises the UK-India vision of bringing the great minds of both countries together to combat some of the toughest global challenges, including Covid-19.
Indian doctors get their fair due in UK’s Covid-19 fight
A fee-free visa extension for young doctors from India who would make up the future workforce of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) sends the right signal for a closer UK-India healthcare partnership.
An India-UK deal for accessible vaccines
UK pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca’s recent tie-up with the Serum Institute of India is a major step towards the goal of broad and equitable global access to a potential Covid-19 vaccine.