India will become a growth engine again, post-Covid

    2020-06-17T09:04:51+00:00June 6th, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|

    Raj Agrawal is the Chief Financial Officer for Western Union, a worldwide financial services company headquartered in the US. In this exclusive interview with ‘India Global Business’ online editor, Dr Ishita Mandrekar, he discusses the latest developments in the digital landscape in India, the RBI’s sandbox programme and how Indian financial systems can survive the disruption caused by Covid-19.

      Make in India moves a step closer to greener railways

      2020-12-10T13:44:35+00:00June 5th, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|

      Ling Fang, Senior Vice-President - Asia-Pacific of Alstom, who have recently delivered its first electric locomotive to India, discusses the first ‘Made in India’ electric locomotive, and how Alstom is helping Indian Railways to become world’s first 100 per cent green rail system.

        Covid-19 pandemic offers a bigger opportunity for India than the 1991 reforms

        2020-05-29T15:22:06+00:00May 29th, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|

        Nilesh Shah is the CEO of Kotak AMC and one of India’s most respected and sought after investment gurus. He also advises the Prime Minister and the government on economic and related matters. In this exclusive interview he discusses investment strategies and what is required to put India back on the high growth trajectory in the post-Covid world.

          India-UK e-bike tie-up a medicine in times of crisis

          2020-05-22T14:57:58+00:00May 22nd, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|

          Interview Pankaj M. Munjal is the Chairman and Managing Director of India’s Hero Motors Company (HMC) Group, which includes Hero Cycles. In this interview, he explains how the cycle major’s Manchester design hub could propel India-UK collaborations further against the backdrop of the UK’s new Cycle to Work Covid-19 post-lockdown mission. How does the UK’s Cycle to Work scheme resonate with India? We must compliment the UK government on the announcement of setting aside funds for cycling and walking. They [...]

            E-Gram can help facilitate data-driven investments at local levels

            2020-05-21T09:29:51+00:00May 20th, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|

            Interview Rasha Omar, country director of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), India discusses how E-Gram, a digital initiative launched by PM Modi, will strengthen the governance and credibility of local government institutions. How do you see India's E-Gram portal, the initiative to connect its village-level governance, playing out for the economy? Since 1993, when the 73rd Constitutional Amendment devolved political and economic power to local bodies, gram panchayats have increasingly acted as instruments for local social and economic development [...]