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    2020-03-12T14:40:26+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, Cover Feature: Defence, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

    Thales bets on India supply chain French defence major Thales is eyeing partners for major joint ventures in India, besides the ones already in place with state-run BEL, Samtel and L&T. The group is planning to expand its six-decade-old footprint in India and plans to make the country a part of its global supply chain in a much bigger way. India currently contributes less than 2.5 per cent to the company's €14 billion annual turnover. Pascale Sourisse, senior executive vice-president [...]

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      Short Takes

      2020-03-12T14:12:58+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, Flagship Schemes, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

        CISCO plans India plant Global technology major Cisco has revealed it is working on a plan to establish a manufacturing facility in India. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said the company is "very actively involved in India across the board" and working on a broader base from digitisation to smart cities in the country. He said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very committed to manufacturing. We worked through a business case and... presented to him that... That was fantastic and [...]

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        India’s Big Defence Juggle: Great progress, more to be done

        2020-03-12T08:12:37+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, From The Top, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

        I recently met a well-known financier in London who has invested over $500 million in India. When I met him last year, he was feeling apprehensive about his investments, feeling that his "Modi-bet" may not be coming off. His investments were stagnating, the bureaucracy was still finding its feet with the new political masters, and the outlook was patchy. This time, the mood had changed. He said he had just sold two companies in India, earning a staggering 55 per [...]

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          Rahul Munjal: Renewable energy crusader

          2018-12-04T13:21:35+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, Flagship Schemes, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

          Though cut from the same cloth, the eldest in the next generation of the Munjal family has taken a divergent route from his predecessors. A staunch advocate of reversing the ill effects of climate change, Rahul Munjal is quickly gaining prominence in the green economy and already has India's largest rooftop solar installation and first certified commercial green bond to his name. Inspired by his father who founded what was to become world's largest two wheeler maker--Hero MotoCorp, the junior [...]

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            Why Punjab

            2018-12-04T13:22:38+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal September Edition, State Focus, Year|

            The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has recently begun ranking the Ease of Doing Business in states on a real time basis. Depending on data flow and its capture by the system, various states have jumped to the top of the ladder for a few hours or a day or two only to lose that coveted spot to some other state.

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              In defence of making the impossible, possible

              2018-12-04T13:23:23+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, Cover Feature: Defence, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

              On May 14 earlier this year, India’s defence minister Manohar Parrikar set an ambitious target of $2 billion per annum for arms and ammunition exports from the country in the next two years. By any yardstick, this is a bold statement of intent. After Saudi Arabia, India is the largest importer of defence equipment in the world. In 2015, arms worth $ 4.3 billion were shipped from various parts of the world into the country. In contrast, exports from India [...]

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                India’s 4G revolution will help western SMEs make it big

                2018-12-05T07:43:00+00:00September 15th, 2016|2016, Final Word, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

                The term game changer is bandied about rather loosely these days. So, ‘India Investment Journal’ decided to tread with caution before agreeing with the media chorus that the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G service across India would be a “game changer” for the country’s telecom sector. First, let’s take a close look at what it will offer that’s different from its rivals. Reliance Jio plans to cover 90 per cent of India by March 2017, up from the 18,000 cities [...]

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                  Giving Make in India the currency to succeed

                  2018-12-05T07:25:49+00:00September 15th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal September Edition, Make in India, Year|

                  De La Rue is a UK-headquartered banknote manufacturer which has embraced the Indian government’s Make in India clarion call. Here the CEO talks ‘India Investment Journal’ through the company’s journey in India. How would you trace De La Rue’s history in India? De La Rue Plc began life as a manufacturer of banknote paper in the UK 300 years ago. We now work with customers in 140 countries on their currency, identity and security products, including the UK, which is [...]

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                    FACT SHEET An Expat’s Guide to Amritsar

                    2018-12-05T07:28:16+00:00September 15th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal September Edition, State Focus, Year|

                    Amritsar, or as the locals pronounce it “Ambarsar”, is arguably Punjab’s most well-known cities. Its fame is largely the result of the Golden Temple, considered the holiest shrine for Sikhs around the world. However, the city has much more to offer beyond its famous golden-domed spiritual heart. Its colonial past sits comfortably with its economically vibrant present, with old Victorian buildings jostling for space alongside massive malls. Top Attractions Golden Temple – Also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri [...]

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                      The key to absorbing foreign tech is not ‘know how’ but ‘know why’

                      2018-12-04T13:14:20+00:00September 15th, 2016|2016, Cover Feature: Defence, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

                      The Modi government’s Make in India initiative has led to a number of Indian companies entering the defence sector. In this exclusive interview, Baba Kalyani, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Forge Ltd, one of the early movers in the defence manufacturing space among Indian private sectors, tells India Inc's Consulting Editor Arnab Mitra about the opportunities, problems and future of the sector. There’s a perception that foreign investors aren’t coming forward to establish defence units in India? What more should [...]

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