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    Trump’s hardball pushes India closer to Russia

    2020-04-20T11:34:14+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, Home Page, UK Edition – October 2018|

    A low-key defence deal struck during President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India is unlikely to have gone unnoticed in the US. The conclusion of the $5.43-billion deal to purchase five regiments of Russia’s S400 Triumf long-range air defence system was by far the most significant announcement of the summit meeting in early October between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi. Yet the confirmation of the deal itself through a single brief sentence [...]

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      Labour Party’s ties with India are historic and strong

      2020-03-24T11:11:07+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – October 2018|

      Rajesh Agrawal, London’s Deputy Mayor for Business, recently took charge as the Co-Chair of Labour Friends of India (LFIN) along with Labour Party MP Darren Jones. In this interview, Agrawal attempts to tackle some of the complex issues that lie ahead for the UK’s Opposition party to reconnect with India and its vast diaspora in Britain. Labour Friends of India (LFIN) has been dormant in recent years; why the need to resurrect it now? I first came to the UK from [...]

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        As India’s economy grows, so does attention to Intellectual Property

        2020-03-24T06:32:20+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – October 2018|

        An Intellectual Property (IP) expert explores India’s momentum and platforms to meet the challenges of IP rights head on. India continues to maintain its position as the world’s fastest-growing economy, a trend that coincides with the implementation of the nation’s first National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy and a huge upswing in IP applications in the country. In the first quarter of the 2018-19 fiscal year ending June 30, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 8.2 per cent, outpacing its [...]

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          Artificial Intelligence the buzz word in start-up ecosystems

          2020-04-27T14:17:04+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – October 2018|

          AI and machine learning are diversifying human thinking in India and around the world, writes an industry expert. Unless you have been burrowed deep underground for the last couple of years, you would have most likely heard of artificial intelligence (AI). Advanced technologies like AI and machine learning have gone beyond human intelligence and offer solutions in areas like e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, education, surveillance amongst others. The bare fact is that this new category of intelligence is undoubtedly diversifying human [...]

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            Indian students coming to the UK is good for both countries

            2018-10-26T15:45:03+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, Home Page, UK Edition – October 2018|

            A leading sector champion explains why UK university chiefs are calling for a new visa making it easier for Indian students to work in the UK after their studies. When Malav Sanghavi came to the UK from India to study at Imperial College London he was focused on his academic and career ambitions, rather than any bureaucratic hurdles. While studying, Malav unlocked a passion for entrepreneurship and started businesses around the low-cost baby incubator and artificial limb smart sockets he [...]

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              Ontario: A great destination for Indian investors

              2018-11-23T14:11:21+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – October 2018|

              The Trade Minister of the Canadian province of Ontario lays out the credentials for Indian companies to invest in the economically vibrant region. Our government wants the world to know we are open for business. The province of Ontario  accounts for 40 per cent of Canada’s economy. We’re located in the heart of North America, with access to 14 road border crossings into the United States and 142 million consumers within a day’s drive. We also lead the nation in [...]

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