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    Gujarat: India’s laboratory of development

    2019-01-02T08:23:05+00:00January 11th, 2017|2018/2017, From The Top, India Investment Journal January Edition, Year|

    Gujarat is a laboratory of a development model that is uniquely home-grown. A lot has been written and even more spoken of the Gujarat Model of Development that has been praised the world over, including by the United Nations. But in India, the media narrative, disseminated mainly by people who view Prime Minister Narendra Modi – who authored this model as chief minister of Gujarat – solely through the prism of their opposition to everything he does, has been mixed. [...]

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      Treasures from the Bodleian Libraries’ Indian Collection

      2019-01-02T10:41:14+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

      The Bodleian Libraries, the world famous research hub of Oxford University, houses the world’s largest known collection of Sanskrit manuscripts outside the Indian subcontinent, consisting of approximately 8,700 items. A leading Indologist charged with this wealth of information writes exclusively for ‘India Investment Journal’ on the treasures that will mark the UK-India Year of Culture 2017 celebrations. The first Sanskrit manuscript acquired by the Bodleian was an astrological work, the Jyotiṣaratnamālā ‘Garland of Jewels on Astrology’ by Śrīpati. It was [...]

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        India Inc. Top Picks: Inbound Deals of 2016

        2020-03-12T14:17:01+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, Inbound Deals 2016, India Investment Journal January 2017, Year|

        As the fastest growing large economy in the world, India was the destination of choice for investments from across the globe in the year just gone by. ‘India Investment Journal’ reviews some of the key inbound investments that poured into the country in this New Year deal tracker. Uber eyes $3.5bn investment potential US-based taxi hailing company Uber has described India as its second-largest market after the US where it is looking to drive into even more cities. Christian Freese [...]

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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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            India’s first financial services hub gets going

            2019-01-02T10:46:46+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, State Focus: Gujarat, Year|

            GIFT City in the state of Gujarat, located near Ahmedabad airport, has been classified as the country’s model Smart City. ‘India Investment Journal’ caught up with its Managing Director & Group CEO, Ajay Pandey, during a visit to London to explore why it offers the ideal blueprint for India’s Smart City drive. What makes GIFT City a model Smart City for India? GIFT is an acronym for Gujarat International Finance Tec-City. GIFT City is one of the model smart cities [...]

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              Small is beautiful in Gujarat

              2019-01-02T10:47:40+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, State Focus: Gujarat, Year|

              Gujarat has forever been the land of brave entrepreneurs and industry friendly policies have led to the proliferation of many successful micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).  Fifty-two-year-old Kishore Patel of Ankleshwar based printing and packaging firm Techno Packaging credits his success to the business friendly and technology savvy nature of his state Gujarat. Patel started out from a small godown (warehouse) in 1998 supplying cartons and labeling equipment to local industries in the vicinity. His familiarity with computers and [...]

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                Will GST keep its date with April 1 this year?

                2018-12-05T13:39:10+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

                Does the government have sufficient time to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is, arguably, the biggest tax reform ever attempted in India? “I am trying my best,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said when asked about the April 2017 deadline for GST. But experts and analysts feel it will be difficult for the government to meet this rollout schedule as the GST Council, the apex dispute resolution body for the tax, has not yet resolved several [...]

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                  Gujarat converts roadblocks into opportunities

                  2019-01-02T10:41:50+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, State Focus: Gujarat, Year|

                  Against the backdrop of the 2017 Vibrant Gujarat summit, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani takes time out for ‘India Investment Journal’ to trace the state’s journey to be recognised as one of the country’s most investor-friendly destinations. What is Gujarat doing to maintain its lead in the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) rankings? Gujarat has always been the frontrunner of creating investor friendly ecosystem. It is enthralling to see that there is a stiff competition among the states and they [...]

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                    Good show in crucial state polls will give a fillip to reforms

                    2018-12-05T13:38:35+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

                    Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly this year lead the charge of five state polls which will not only reflect the nation’s mood but also determine the pace of reforms in the country. Five states will elect new governments in the first half of this year. Of these, elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly are considered the most important and Punjab slightly less so. The other three states – Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur – are small and politically less [...]

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                      Job creation may gather pace from second half of 2017

                      2018-12-06T13:09:24+00:00January 9th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, Top 5 Things to Watch in 2017, Year|

                      The immediate impact of demonetisation will mean a slower pace of job creation but, overall, there is some good news in store for the New Year. How long will the current phase of jobless growth in India, which began during the UPA II regime continue? And when will the Narendra Modi government’s flagship schemes such as Make in India, Start-up India, etc., start generating jobs – which, for many Indians, remains the true touchstone of the achcche din (good times) [...]

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