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    India-UK deals gaining momentum

    2020-04-03T11:29:01+00:00March 29th, 2018|2017/2018, Eye on Brexit, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

    Acquisitions and joint funding initiatives were some of the highlights in recent weeks. India-UK joint team wins Ganga funding An India-UK Joint Team has won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for a project on Groundwater Arsenic Research in Ganga River Basin. The Department of Science and Technology has undertaken the project with the Natural Environment Research Council, UK, to find solutions to the water challenges faced in the pervasively arsenic-affected Ganga River Basin. The Indian team comprises representatives of the IIT Kharagpur, [...]

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      India can lead the way in data security

      2018-09-04T12:42:30+00:00March 29th, 2018|2017/2018, Last Word, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

      Given the recent furore over data privacy, new Indian data protection laws should set the standards for the rest of the world, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Even as Indian politicians engage in a no-holds-barred fight over security of personal data in the custody of the government and political parties, a far more serious discussion is underway – away from the arc lights – on ensuring and enhancing the security of private data in India. The political [...]

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        French investments in India on the rise

        2018-07-31T13:26:13+00:00March 29th, 2018|2017/2018, Country Focus, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

        Sectors of interest for French companies spanned across nuclear to smart city planning. France, India to pursue nuke power project French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Electricite de France SA (EDF) and India’s monopoly atomic energy producer, Nuclear Power Corp., to accelerate discussions on a contract and start work at the site in Jaitapur, Maharashtra by December. A joint statement issued Saturday by the governments during Macron’s visit to India said: “Once installed, the Jaitapur [...]

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          Team Commonwealth

          2018-05-22T14:28:47+00:00March 28th, 2018|2017/2018, From the Top, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

          India and the UK are increasingly aligned on the Commonwealth’s potential to provide an impetus to trade and investment, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Tennis legend Billie Jean King famously said: “Create your legacy, then pass on the baton”. As the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) draws closer, there is anticipation that an initiative taken to bring trade and investment to the forefront of the grouping’s concerns may, in the years to come, see the [...]

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            The Indian Diaspora: The UK’s unused weapon post-Brexit

            2018-05-22T14:21:20+00:00March 26th, 2018|2017/2018, Eye on Brexit, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

            Not tapping into the British Indian diaspora, which serves both India and the UK so well, is a missed opportunity. We often hear of the rich contribution made to the UK by the Indian diaspora, and of the long-standing special relationship between the two countries that has spanned centuries. According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Asian businesses generate around 10 per cent of the UK’s GDP, whilst Asians only constitute 6 per cent of the population. Furthermore, these [...]

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              Can France become India’s all-weather friend?

              2018-05-18T13:02:18+00:00March 26th, 2018|2017/2018, Country Focus, Home Page, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

              India and France have several common strategic objectives and very few, if any, disagreements on major global issues. India also needs powerful friends to prevent its creeping encirclement in its backyard and France needs a reliable ally in the Indo-Pacific, where it has many economic and strategic interests. IGB takes a 360-degree look at this very important but low-profile relationship. Strange things are happening in India’s neighbourhood and in the wider Indo-Pacific theatre. China has stepped up its muscle flexing [...]

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                India clicks into place for British FinTech companies

                2018-05-23T12:59:29+00:00March 22nd, 2018|2017/2018, Global Indian, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

                A high-level delegation of financial technology (fintech) companies from the UK recently headed out to Mumbai to explore tie-ups in a market with an expanding digital consumer base. India is acknowledged as the fastest emerging fintech ecosystem globally. As many as 420 fintech start-ups came up in India over 2016-17, leaving behind the US at 305 new start-ups within that period. The UK is at the forefront of tapping into this ecosystem, with a recent flurry of activities linked with [...]

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                  India-UK Cultural Ties — Unlocking their Global Potential

                  2020-03-04T07:06:39+00:00March 22nd, 2018|2017/2018, Synopsis, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

                  Baroness Usha Prashar, Deputy Chair of the British Council and an independent member of the House of Lords, presents her views on the importance of deeper UK-India cultural ties. The United Kingdom and India are both undergoing a shake-up of old political and social certainties. The United Kingdom, one of the most prosperous countries in the world, is going through tumultuous change and uncertainty following its decision to leave the European Union. The full impact of this decision is yet [...]

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                    Commonwealth is like a Koh-i-Noor diamond

                    2018-05-23T12:59:47+00:00March 22nd, 2018|2017/2018, Commonwealth, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

                    Lord Jonathan Marland is the Chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), which is charged with promoting greater trade and investment between Commonwealth countries. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he sets the scene for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April and the scope for India to take the lead. Has the Commonwealth failed to live up to its potential? It is to the incredible credit to the Queen and the royal family that [...]

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                      India and the UK: Looking beyond Brexit

                      2020-03-19T10:52:00+00:00March 22nd, 2018|2017/2018, Eye on Brexit, UK Edition- April 2018, Year|

                      The bilateral relationship between India and UK must not get bogged down by Britain’s impending exit negotiations with the European Union (EU). As the UK navigates Brexit, Indian investors are entitled to feel a bit confused.  Some confusion is inevitable when business’ need for certainty comes up against an international negotiation in which it seems “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”.  At the same time, while the detail of Britain’s new relationship with the EU is crucially important, we [...]

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