India Inc. Staff2018-09-04T12:57:40+00:00April 13th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Putting it in context, Year|
It may be time to anoint New Delhi as a hub for a reimagined Commonwealth, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. This week the Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a report which claims that if the UK and India sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), this could boost bilateral trade by a staggering 26 per cent. I am somewhat sceptical about the speed at which an FTA could be agreed and the figures. But nonetheless any moves in this direction is [...]
India Inc. Staff2020-03-16T09:40:39+00:00April 13th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Emerging Markets, Year|
Indian firms continued in their mission to expand their presence in emerging markets around the world.
India Inc. Staff2018-08-06T13:33:26+00:00April 13th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Last Word, Year|
India has a major stake in the political tremors around the world. Any fault line is worrying. Even more so is the fact that we seem to be living in a world criss-crossed by such fissures, some overlapping and others not so. Any one of the them could set off tremors or even earthquakes of proportions unprecedented since the end of the Second World War. In Western Europe, that bastion of stability and shared prosperity for the last three quarters [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-02T12:42:42+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Global Indian, GLOBAL INDIAN, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|
Baroness Usha Prashar straddles the worlds of politics and arts with comfort and ease. ‘India Global Business’ explores what being a Global Indian means to her. How would you say the India-UK dynamic has evolved over the years? India and UK have always had a special relationship but like any relationship it has had its ups and downs. In recent years the relationship has matured. India has become important economically and the relationship is beginning to change. There is now [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-06-11T09:33:24+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, COMMONWEALTH, December 2017, INDIA-UK, Special Edition – May 2017, UK/Europe, Year|
A London-based policy expert weighs up the challenges and opportunities thrown up by Brexit to strike a stronger India-UK dynamic. Talk of Brexit is never far from the headlines in the UK press. Theresa May triggering Article 50 signaled the start of the process. This presents significant challenges and opportunities for Commonwealth countries, with India being a prime example. New research from my organisation, the Royal Commonwealth Society, reveals an overwhelming majority of British businesses want to see the Government [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-06-12T11:03:13+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, More from this edition, OTHER HIGHLIGHTS, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|
Our expert explains why a sedentary office-bound lifestyle is like a ticking time bomb and how yoga therapy can help counter the effects on our joints. Studies suggest we are all sitting for an average of 5.5 hours a day. We then go home and sit for a further 2.5-4 hours. The development of Osteoarthritic (joint wear & tear) conditions are a direct result of such a lifestyle. The management of such low to medium grade conditions is through medication [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-01T12:16:17+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Commonwealth, COMMONWEALTH, December 2017, India & The World, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|
François-Philippe Champagne is Canada’s Minister for International Trade with over 20 years’ experience working for major companies worldwide. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with the minister soon after the inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in London recently to explore the potential of India-Canada ties within a broader multilateral context. What is the status of the Canada-India free trade agreement? The negotiation of the Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) began in November 2010. Nine rounds of negotiations have been held [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-06T13:33:18+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Sector Focus/IT, Year|
Automation in the global IT industry threatens to disrupt the sector in -India but it may be a blessing in heavy disguise. For the stagnant industry, robots may pave the way for the next round of growth. On March 19, news reports suggested Cognizant, the New-Jersey headquartered software services firm may fire between 6,000-10,000 workers in its bid to reduce redundant and non-performing workers. As the news spread and doomsday predictions started ringing, the firm’s spokesperson sought to cool frayed [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-01T12:14:55+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, December 2017, Emerging Markets, India & The World, INDIA-AFRICA, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|
Vivek Gambhir is Managing Director, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), and the key architect of the firm’s 3x3 strategy to drive international expansion. He talks ‘India Global Business’ through the strategy and the consumer giant’s over-arching goals with a specific eye on emerging markets like Africa. How would you describe GCPL's Africa strategy and how does it fit into the 3X3 plans? Over the past few years, we have been scaling up our international presence with acquisitions that fit well [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-06T13:32:35+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Commonwealth, Year|
There are seemingly insurmountable hurdles in the path of reinventing the Commonwealth as a multilateral free trade bloc but the potential upsides could make it a proposal worth pursuing. There is a superstition in some parts of India which posits that inauspicious beginnings beget the best outcomes. If this proposition contains even a grain of empirical truth, then the proposal to reimagine the 52-nation Commonwealth as a 21st century trading bloc couldn’t have got off to a better start. In [...]
