Shifting the energy needle in the right direction

    2018-12-05T11:25:35+00:00November 17th, 2016|2016, Cover Story: Oil & Gas, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

    A senior public policy expert recaps the progress made in India’s petroleum sector and what more needs to be done for ‘India Investment Journal’. In the over two years that the Narendra Modi led government has been in power in India, they have shifted the needle of policy on petroleum in the right direction. More needs to be done but the first few steps have been taken to reinvigorate domestic exploration and production; correct pricing distortions upgrade and strengthen logistics [...]

      Madhya Pradesh rolls out the red carpet

      2020-03-06T11:42:17+00:00November 17th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal November Edition, State Focus: Madhya Pradesh, Year|

      From a backward state not so long ago, the so-called heartland of India has made some firm strides to be counted among the frontrunner states in India. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan can justifiably feel proud of the numbers. His state, which was part of the pejoratively named BIMARU provinces till not so long ago, has decisively shed that tag and now competes with the frontrunners in rolling out the red carpet for investors and attracting investment dollars. [...]

        British PM makes underwhelming visit to India

        2023-05-11T11:22:44+00:00November 17th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal November Edition, India-UK, Year|

        It was billed as a clear signal of a very special relationship that Theresa May had chosen India as her first major bilateral visit outside Europe since taking charge as British Prime Minister. However, if she thought that trade and investment talks can be divorced from concerns over the UK’s ever tightening visa regime, she was in for a surprise. Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to India between November 6 and 8 resulted in deals worth around £1.2 billion. The [...]

          London has much to offer to smarten up Indore

          2018-12-05T11:28:46+00:00November 17th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal November Edition, State Focus: Madhya Pradesh, Year|

          Rajesh Agrawal was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and came to London over 15 years ago with only a few hundred pounds in his pocket but a big dream to succeed. He went on to set up multi-million-pound businesses and was recently appointed London’s Deputy Mayor for Business. He tells ‘India Investment Journal’ why London will remain the epicentre of business for India and why he is excited that the UK will collaborate on turning his hometown in MP into [...]

            Brexit or no Brexit, India-UK ties on upward path

            2018-12-05T11:29:26+00:00November 17th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal November Edition, India-UK, Year|

            Dinesh Patnaik, as the Acting High Commissioner of India to the UK, was the man charged with much of the groundwork that went into Theresa May’s first visit to India as British Prime Minister earlier this month. Here he highlights some of the key outcomes and takeaways from the visit for ‘India Investment Journal’. The biggest outcome of the visit is the signal it sends to the world of the close relationship between India and the UK. We had agreed [...]

              A complex friendship rooted in history

              2018-12-05T11:24:33+00:00November 16th, 2016|2016, Around The World, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

              India-Russia ties have a deep-rooted history but the political realities of the 21st century may require a fresh approach to old ties. India’s relationship with Russia is a complex one, saddled with history and more recently geography. Russia has been an old and once-trusted supplier of defence equipment and weapons systems and has recently signed a slew of deals for co-production of military helicopters and Indian purchase of missiles and frigates. Separately, the Russian energy giant Rosneft led a consortium [...]

                EU-India Summit 2016: A new momentum

                2018-10-30T10:46:48+00:00November 7th, 2016|2016, India-EU, Special Edition - November 2016, Year|

                EU-India Agenda for Action 2020: Both sides endorsed the agenda to create a concrete road-map for the EU-India Strategic Partnership for the next five years. EU-India Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA): Both sides agreed to further the negotiations on an early conclusion of the BTIA. Terrorism: Both sides adopted a Joint Declaration on Counter-terrorism to step up cooperation to counter radicalisation and violent extremism. G20 Skills Strategy: Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to implement the G20 Skills Strategy and [...]

                  Negotiating Brussels

                  2018-10-31T14:05:41+00:00November 7th, 2016|2016, India-EU, Special Edition - November 2016, Year|

                  A public affairs expert based out of Brussels looks into how Brexit would change Europe and the way Indian corporates do business in the region for ‘India Global Business’. It’s a popular perception that the UK’s exit from the EU will lead to a more protectionist and inward-looking Europe. It’s true that the UK has championed the single market and the better regulation agenda to ensure that harmonisation comes with a minimum of red tape; however, that liberalising instinct has [...]

                    Indians have an in-built entrepreneurial spirit

                    2018-11-02T05:52:40+00:00November 1st, 2016|2016, Special Edition - November 2016|

                    Ravi Mehrotra is a well-known Indian shipping magnate who has built a strong diversified empire from scratch in the Foresight group. He may have been based around the world over the years, from Iran to Europe, but has refused to part with his Indian passport to ensure his every achievement is counted as an Indian success story. ‘India Global Business’ takes a trip down memory lane with this self-made Global Indian. How would you describe Foresight Group's genesis and key milestones?  [...]

                      Taking off, All On Board?

                      2018-10-31T14:07:19+00:00November 1st, 2016|2016, Putting it in Context, Special Edition - November 2016, Year|

                      At a time when the passage of India’s tranformational Goods and Services Tax (GST) is promising to turn all of the country into a common market of $2.2 trillion from April next year, the turmoil in Europe over Brexit offers India scope for closer economic, political and strategic ties with the European Union (EU), the world's largest common market with a combined GDP of $18 trillion. The EU is India's largest trading partner, clocking $126 billion in bilateral trade. There [...]