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    The promise called India

    2019-01-02T10:33:01+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Policy India, REWIND 2017, Year|

    India crossed the $300 billion mark at a time when the global economic slowdown has had a dampening impact. This speaks volumes of the opportunity India as an investment destination has to offer and how timely market reforms are creating a positive ecosystem for the international investor. The government of India has taken up a series of measures to improve Ease of Doing Business in the country. The emphasis has been on simplification and rationalisation of the existing rules and [...]

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      End of a watershed year

      2019-01-02T12:26:52+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

      What looked like an optimistic start to the year with leasing activity picking up in the commercial segment was not to be, writes India Inc. property expert. If 2015 was a roller coaster, 2016 was definitely a steep downhill for the real estate sector. With the passing of the Real Estate Regulation Bill, residential buyers hammered away at residential developers with judges passing landmark judgments against developers for delayed delivery. If this did not have the developers scurrying for cover, [...]

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        Crude prices and US rate are the X factors

        2018-12-06T13:08:22+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

        RBI Governor Urjit Patel may be able to cut rates but only later this year. We take a look at what this would mean for the Indian economy. When will Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel cut interest rates? Speak to analyst, economist or businessman; that will be among his top two or three concerns. The background The central bank dashed hopes for a rate cut in December when the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which sets rates, [...]

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          Can demonetisation deliver votes?

          2019-01-02T12:30:40+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, Final Word, India Investment Journal January 2017, Year|

          Good economics has given rich political returns over the last decade. Will the trend hold in 2017? In India, conventional wisdom had it, for decades, that good economics makes for bad politics. Some politicians still think caste, religion and populism are more important factors than economic growth. It is probably this line of thinking that has prompted politicians of all hues – from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to Uttar Pradesh chief ministerial aspirant [...]

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            Goods and Services Tax: Impact on Indian economy

            2018-12-05T13:37:36+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

            A tax expert analyses what GST would mean for the Indian economy. The India structure, like in any other country, has developed in response to many influences – social, political and economic. These ranged from divided powers between the Centre and states to levy different taxes, distinction between goods and services, tax cascading and arbitrage on rates. Foreign investment decisions and the expected rate of return from projects often suffered due to these distortions. The proposed Goods and Services tax [...]

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              A natural tech partnership for the New Year

              2018-12-06T14:01:26+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship schemes, India Investment Journal January 2017, Year|

              A new report tracks the opportunities for future technology collaborations between India and the UK to strengthen links in the areas of Smart Cities, Digital Healthcare and Advanced Manufacturing. Today 30 per cent of India’s population resides in urban centres, with these centres contributing around 65 per cent of India’s GDP. It is projected that urban India will contribute about 75 per cent of the national GDP in the next 15-20 years, while the number of people residing in urban [...]

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              Editor’s Note

              2020-03-12T08:41:02+00:00January 8th, 2017|2018/2017, Editor's Note, India Investment Journal January 2017, India Investment Journal January Edition, Year|

              As we welcome the start of a New Year, ‘India Investment Journal’ takes a look-back at developments in 2016 that will continue to unravel and define 2017. The last year was characterised by many upheavals and will go down in history as a year of turbulence and disruptions. In our central feature, we pick out five such developments that emerged as central to these disruptions and analyse why they will be the ones to watch out for in the New [...]

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                Vibrant Gujarat: Past, present and future

                2019-01-02T11:24:01+00:00January 6th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, State Focus: Gujarat, Year|

                January 2017 marks the 8th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event, held every two years since 2003, has become a hub of business activity for a state recognised worldwide for its investor-friendly ecosystem. A UK-based entrepreneur who led Britain’s first-ever delegation to the summit gives ‘India Investment Journal’ his insights. The inaugural Vibrant Gujarat summit took place back in 2003 when I, as then chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce, led a trade mission [...]

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                  India’s big job crunch

                  2018-12-06T13:13:09+00:00January 6th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

                  With a million people entering the job market every month, India’s economy desperately needs to find a way to make space for them. The morning of September 17, 2015, India woke up to a curious headline: PhD holders among 2.3 million applicants for peon jobs in UP. The response to 368 vacancies for peons in the most populous state of the country had been a record of sorts. The minimum qualification for the post was no more than school education [...]

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                    India’s daring demonetisation move

                    2018-12-05T13:34:34+00:00January 6th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

                    The impact of the Indian government’s move to decommission some high value notes from circulation will fully pan out in the New Year. The 50-day window sought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for completing the demonetisation of high value Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes is now over but the jury is still out on the impact of the move that is, arguably, the most daring, and far reaching, economic reform ever undertaken by any Indian government. Though it is [...]

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