Man of integrity takes on India’s defence

    2020-03-12T08:13:01+00:00September 15th, 2016|2016, Cover Feature: Defence, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

    Manohar Parrikar has taken on the task of India’s defence minister with gusto, writes senior columnist Ashok Malik exclusively for ‘India Investment Journal’. As India’s defence minister, Manohar Parrikar has a multiplicity of tasks before him, a menu more challenging than that on offer to many recent predecessors. A BJP veteran and popular chief minister in the coastal state of Goa, Parrikar, 61 this year, was requested to move to Delhi in November 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s search [...]

      Editor’s Note

      2020-03-12T08:41:01+00:00September 14th, 2016|2016, Editor's Note, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

      India has emerged as one of the strongest performers in terms of deals related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in recent months. According to data from Thomson-Reuters, total M&A deals involving Indian companies grew by 82 per cent to $27 billion during January to June 2016, which is the highest in the first six months in any year since 2011. These figures come at the back of some solid forecasts, with Fitch Ratings Agency predicting India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...]