Global Indian professionals on India-US agenda
Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley has prioritised the rights of global Indian professionals during his ongoing US visit.
A new American Adventure: Indian entrepreneurship bubbles over in US
India’s fourth-largest drug maker recently announced the acquisition of two US-based companies, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals and Exelan Pharmaceuticals, for $550 million.
Sector Focus IT
Bangalore-headquartered mid-sized software services and outsourcing firm Mindtree took a major global leap with the acquisition of two IT companies.
India as an FDI destination: In fact and in rhetoric
I recently spent three weeks in India as a part of the State Department’s US Speaker Program. My topics were foreign direct investment and strategic aspects of US-India economic engagement.
Wireless internet: Bringing India into the digital age
In a survey conducted by Disney a couple of years ago to illustrate the top 20 bare necessities of life, the internet came out top of the list, ahead of items like a daily shower (number 5), a cup of tea (number 7) and a solid marriage (number 9).
Intel to chip into Digital India
US chipmaker Intel is keen to back the Digital India campaign with a set of initiatives to help fund start-ups and small companies.
UK is a natural partner for Make in India: India Inc. Interview
Priti Patel has been the British Prime Minister’s Indian Diaspora Champion for years and was recently elevated to David Cameron’s Cabinet as employment minister.
India-US key lies in smaller ticket issues: India Inc. interview with Michael Kugelman
Michael Kugelman is the senior associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.
The Silicon Valley approach to Indian innovation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Silicon Valley, the global hub of high technology innovation, is to hard sell India as a manufacturing, innovation and back office destination for the world’s leading technology companies such as Apple, Google and Tesla, among many others.
Start-up environment buoyant in India
Projjol Banerjea is the co-founder of Zeotap, a data platform for telecom operators, which recently secured $6.4 million funding for its global expansion plans.