The case for Global Britain must now be made at home and abroad

    2018-06-08T10:01:02+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, India-UK, June 2017, Year|

    The British General Election of 2017 was intended to provide stability and certainty, but it did not go according to plan. Theresa May asked the country for a resounding personal mandate to strengthen her in the Brexit negotiations – but the public refused it, confounding expectations of a clear Conservative victory in this early General Election. But, even before the inconclusive result, it was striking how little light the election campaign had shone on the key choices facing Britain about [...]

      India-Israel relations on a very good wicket

      2018-08-02T10:16:41+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, Cover Story, June 2017, Year|

      The Indian Ambassador based in Tel Aviv, Pavan Kapoor, is well-placed to provide some context to Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Israel in July – the first by an Indian Prime Minister. Please give us an overview of where Indo-Israel ties stand. I think India-Israel relations are on a very good wicket, at the political and economic level and also the cultural and people to people level. We have not had this scale of high level contact between the two [...]

        Hospitality comes naturally to Indians

        2018-08-02T10:17:05+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, Global Indian, June 2017, Year|

        Dr Jyotsna Suri is a stalwart in the Indian hotel industry, who recently expanded her group’s footprint to the UK with The Lalit London. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with this jet-setting Global Indian to get her views on Indian hospitality and its worldwide impact. Please give your overview on the Indian hotel industry and its growth patterns over recent years. The Indian hotel industry has been on an upswing in the last few years. The improvement in infrastructure and [...]

          India moves up emerging markets university rankings

          2018-06-08T12:47:33+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, June 2017, Sector Focus/Education, Year|

          India is among the major success stories of the ‘BRICS and Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017’, with 27 institutions making the top 300. The definitive rankings for the emerging economies, compiled annually by ‘Times Higher Education’, reflects India’s efforts to be counted as a viable education hub seem to be paying off. China is the clear frontrunner with 52 universities in the ‘BRICS and Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017’ but India was credited with making significant strides. Phil Baty, editor of the rankings, said: “India is [...]

            Pressing on with a Raw zeal

            2018-05-18T13:03:29+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, June 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

            Anuj Rakyan is the founder and Managing Director of Raw Pressery, India’s first cold-pressed juice company. From an idea born out of his kitchen to being on the cusp of taking India’s raw and unprocessed products global, the 37-year-old shares his journey with ‘India Global Business’. What in your view makes Raw Pressery a start-up success? While experimenting on creating an honestly healthy beverage, I focused on simplicity and applied the philosophy of All Good, No Bad. The team and [...]

              Germany: India’s gateway to the EU

              2020-03-16T11:37:40+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, December 2017, Hot Spot, INDIA-EU, June 2017, Year|

              One of the European Union’s (EU) leading economies sets out what makes it the right gateway to Europe for Indian companies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only in Berlin for 24 hours on May 30, but the wake of his visit has left little doubt as to how important India is to Germany and the EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel used a joint appearance in front of a business audience to emphasise that agreeing an EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) [...]

                The sun will continue to shine

                2018-08-02T10:48:49+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, June 2017, The Americas, Year|

                The US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord will not have much impact on the fight against global warming as India and others take the lead in embracing renewable energy. Just as US President Donald Trump’s repudiation of the Trans Pacific Partnership provided Chinese President Xi Jinping the opportunity to present himself as the prime defender of the globalised trading order, the US walkout of the Paris Climate Pact has presented Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the rare chance of [...]