2017/2018 Archives - Page 5 of 46

Can Saudi Arabia solve India’s oil conundrum?

Can Saudi Arabia solve India’s oil conundrum?

Saloni Shah2020-03-16T11:34:54+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

As the Donald Trump administration’s deadline for Iran sanctions beckons, India must find alternatives for its crude oil needs fast. In the last few months, there have been hectic parleys in the diplomatic channels between India and Saudi Arabia. The topic is an obvious one — crude oil. The decision by the Trump administration in the US to unilaterally withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal of 2015 in May earlier this year and re-impose sanctions on Tehran, and any country [...]

The BRICS, their bank and beyond

The BRICS, their bank and beyond

Saloni Shah2018-11-16T10:41:07+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

A strategic expert traces the origins of what brought Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa together and what the future holds for these emerging economies of the world. Not too long ago, just about when the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – group started with their first formal meetings and summits (the first of which took place in 2009),the standard line in leading Western publications was that this was an artificial construct, made up of disparate [...]

Himachal Pradesh: Favoured by Gods and industry

Himachal Pradesh: Favoured by Gods and industry

Saloni Shah2020-03-24T10:54:27+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

The northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, which is often called the Land of the Gods, has, in recent times attracted several big names in Indian and global industry such as Nestle, Statkraft, Adani, Ranbaxy and Dabur. A proactive government, single-window clearances and easy procedures are driving this rush of investments in this hitherto agrarian state. Amid reports that a mega investment summit in Himachal Pradesh may have to be postponed because it is clashing with the winter session of [...]

The International Solar Alliance: From promise to action

The International Solar Alliance: From promise to action

Saloni Shah2018-11-19T08:17:29+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018, Home Page|

A sector expert highlights that the Indian experience of significantly driving down solar prices by offering a large aggregated market to manufacturers has lessons that can yield cost benefits to ISA member countries too. As countries around the world prepare for the upcoming climate negotiations in Katowice in December 2018, much of the focus will be on determining a rulebook to action the agreement reached in Paris in 2015. As negotiators focus on the means to realise the objective of [...]

Maldives offers itself as a solution to a ‘brewing India-China cold war’

Maldives offers itself as a solution to a ‘brewing India-China cold war’

Saloni Shah2018-11-16T10:43:19+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

As Mohamed Nasheed makes a somewhat triumphant return from exile to the Maldives, the former President and democracy champion vows not to play India and China against one another. The former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, sees the island nation as a “solution” to South Asia’s security issues and what he describes as a “brewing cold war” between the two major powers of the region – India and China. In an address just before he left his base while [...]

Peru reaches out to Indian companies

Peru reaches out to Indian companies

Saloni Shah2019-09-24T10:45:26+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

An investment promotion expert for the South American country highlights why a free trade agreement with India will prove beneficial to both economies. Peru has an investment grade rating, the second highest in Latin America, from the three main agencies (S&P, Moodys and Fitch) and has managed to break the common false dichotomy that high growth tends to accompany inflationary pressures by presenting the highest economic growth and lowest inflation rates in the region over the last two decades. In [...]

Indian car market poised to drive past Germany

Indian car market poised to drive past Germany

Saloni Shah2018-11-19T08:17:23+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018, Home Page|

Bernhard Mattes is the President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) – a representative body for the country’s auto manufacturers and component suppliers. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he addresses a range of issues from the sluggish India-EU free trade agreement talks to the scope for Indian suppliers to expand into the region. What is the kind of impact you foresee Brexit having on India-EU ties? Brexit is a topic we are viewing with great [...]

In Australia, we know we are firmly in the Asian century

In Australia, we know we are firmly in the Asian century

Saloni Shah2020-03-16T09:10:27+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

Tania Rhodes-Taylor is the Vice-Principal of External Relations at the University of Sydney. In this interview, she offers an insight into the institution’s recent comprehensive partnership with Indian software major Tech Mahindra and what it means for India-Australia research collaborations. What are the broad contours of the university’s pact with Tech Mahindra? Our comprehensive partnership with Tech Mahindra, one of India’s leading IT services company, will open up two key areas of collaboration for the University of Sydney. For our [...]

India-UK: Seeking convergence on international and regional security

India-UK: Seeking convergence on international and regional security

Saloni Shah2018-11-16T10:29:31+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

Our strategic expert believes a transformative bilateral relationship between India and Britain will require greater convergence on issues of mutual concern. Last month (October 9) I appeared before the House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee for its major new inquiry on ‘Global Britain and India’. My co-panellist was Sir James Bevan, the most recent former British High Commissioner to India. The enquiry seeks to identify opportunities for greater cooperation between the two countries. Chaired by Tom Tugendhat, the Committee includes [...]

Essential health service coverage is improving in India

Essential health service coverage is improving in India

Saloni Shah2018-11-16T10:29:34+00:00November 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – November 2018|

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh is the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia. In this interview, she talks through her mission to combat health inequalities, the role of the private sector in tackling challenges in the sector and some key milestones as a Global Indian. What are some of the milestones in your mission to combat health inequalities in the region? WHO South-East Asia Region is central to global health with over a quarter of the world’s population and an even [...]

Contact Info

Recent Posts