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    Indian doctors get their due in COVID-19 fightback

    2020-05-11T04:55:14+00:00April 10th, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 10 April-23 April 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 10 April-23 April 2020|

    The UK has finally taken measures to help support foreign doctors employed with the NHS. Highlights: 60,000 Indian-origin NHS medics have been lobbying against what they believe is an unfair Immigration Health Surcharge imposed on them. The recent move to hike this charge came as a blow to this group of medics who had been hoping for a reprieve. Addressing this, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announced an exemption from the surcharge alongside an automatic fee-free one-year visa renewal for [...]

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      A new high for UK-India defence ties

      2020-09-21T09:00:35+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

      The India-UK defence collaboration has enhanced in recent years to strengthen combined expertise across a range of fields, including counter-terrorism operations. Highlights: The UK and India have taken part in several joint exercises, agreements and dialogues to boost defence and counter-terrorism cooperation – one of them being the UK’s Royal Air Force’s participation in India’s Exercise Indradhanush. Such joint exercises are a crucial aspect of the India-UK defence cooperation, which is set for a spike in a post-Brexit scenario as [...]

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        Numbers begin to add up for global Indian talent flows

        2020-05-11T04:05:48+00:00March 13th, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 13 March-26 March 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 13 March-26 March 2020|

        A massive 93 per cent jump of Indian students choosing UK universities in 2019 compared to the previous year indicates that Britain’s unfriendly image may be on the mend, giving other education destinations fair competition. Highlights: Indians have emerged as the fastest-growing nationality for student visa applications to the UK, encouraged by the post-study work visa. Indian professionals have also held onto their global lead in the Tier 2 skilled visa category for the UK, with over 57,000 visas granted [...]

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          A crafty solution to plastic waste

          2020-05-11T03:38:51+00:00March 2nd, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 28 Feb-12 March 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 28 Feb-12 March 2020|

          The traditional stainless-steel tiered tiffin boxes, referred to as dabbas in India, have had a makeover in the UK as a sustainable packaging solution by a restaurateur inspired by his father’s decades’ old lunchbox. Highlights: Stainless steel tiffin boxes, or dabbas as they are known in India, can help an Indian restaurant in its recycling mission to fight unsustainable single-use plastic. Harry Khinda, owner of The Crafty Indian restaurant in Bradford, is using an effective food takeaway system inspired by [...]

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            Tata Motors bucks post-Brexit auto industry trend in UK

            2020-05-11T03:23:40+00:00February 14th, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 14 Feb-27 Feb 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 14 Feb-27 Feb 2020|

            The Tata Group owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) made a return to profit amid an overall gloomy outlook for the automotive sector following Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). Highlights: Tata owned Jaguar Land Rover bucked an overall industry trend which saw UK car production drop by marking a 2.8 per cent rise year-on-year. JLR has attributed the turnaround to its Project Charge, which reduced operating costs by £154 million and delivered cost and cash flow improvements totalling £2.9 billion. [...]

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              AI is a key area for UK-India healthcare cooperation

              2020-11-24T08:52:04+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

              A healthcare expert highlights the importance of AI as a bridge for further collaboration between India and the UK and how it could help address the shortage of medical professionals in India. Highlights: AI holds the key to addressing the workforce challenges faced by Ayushman Bharat. The Healthcare AI Catalyst (HAIC) project aims to demonstrate the impact of AI solutions, such as those being developed in the UK, in addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in India. With an estimated [...]

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                Future proofing the NHS talent pool

                2020-05-11T03:03:28+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

                A collaboration between the NHS and Indian health services can potentially be a game changer that will not only address the lack of medical professionals in the UK but also improve the quality of patient care in India, shares a medical expert. Highlights: Post Brexit, there will be an increase in the requirement of medial talent in the UK. NHS will need to form strategic partnerships with India to ensure a steady supply of trained manpower. If exchanged with India, [...]

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                  A mission to make it easier to Access India

                  2020-05-11T03:11:08+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

                  The Access India Programme, launched in the UK as a sub-set of the Indian government’s Make in India programme three years ago, entered its second phase in 2020. Highlights: Access India, the Indian High commission’s initiative to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the UK access the Indian market has entered its second phase. AIP is designed to address the requirements of mainly manufacturing and technology SMEs across the UK. AIP provides a detailed programme of activity, mentoring, networking [...]

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