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    UK minister wants a quick free trade agreement with India

    2019-01-02T07:27:38+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, India-UK, Year|

    India Inc. hosted the inaugural UK-India Awards in London, where senior British and Indian ministers called for closer ties in a post-Brexit scenario. London: UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pushed for a speedy conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK at the inaugural UK-India Awards in London on May 12. “Whenever we go to India, we have to pack bottles of whisky because as you know there is a duty of 150 per cent in [...]

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      The Masala behind India’s transport challenge

      2020-03-16T10:58:45+00:00May 25th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, India-UK, Year|

      India’s Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, has described the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) Masala Bond debut on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as a sign of India’s growing attraction among global investors. The rupee-denominated National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Masala Bond issued with much fanfare by the Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, in London recently marks the largest ever five-year issuance and has been described as the "largest inaugural [...]

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        Why UK must make India a trade priority post-Brexit

        2019-01-02T07:34:51+00:00May 25th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, India-UK, Year|

        A new report by a leading UK-based think tank claims there is enough untapped trade potential to offset the possible effects of Brexit on exports to the European Union (EU). Open Europe, in its research titled ‘Global Britain: Priorities for trade beyond the EU’, has said that Britain can make up for any export loss as it exits the EU by building on under-developed links with countries like India and making it a priority in its trade negotiations. “There’s little point making policy looking at [...]

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