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 [...]

      Editor’s Note

      2019-01-02T07:34:42+00:00May 25th, 2017|2018/2017, Editor's Note, India Investment Journal May Edition, Year|

      The month of May has been packed with a very wide range of developments, including the first-ever UK-India Awards organised by India Inc. in London on May 12. The event was preceded by the annual UK-India Conclave, this time on the theme of ‘A Global Partnership: A New Era in UK-India Relations’. Both events became the focal point for senior Indian ministers on visits to the UK earlier this month to promote India as an attractive investment destination. We cover [...]

        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 [...]

          Solving India’s electricity deficit

          2019-01-02T07:35:05+00:00May 25th, 2017|2018/2017, From the Top, India Investment Journal May Edition, Year|

          The easy availability of electricity is a critical enabler of socio-economic growth in India, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. The basic building block for sustained economic growth is now in place. From a chronically electricity-deficit country, India has, in a space of three short years, turned the power sector around – so much so, that not only does the country now have surplus power, it is also exporting electricity to neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. When [...]