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    Saudi Arabia’s delicate balancing act in the Indian Subcontinent

    2019-03-29T07:24:40+00:00March 27th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

    Against the backdrop of a recent visit by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, India can be assured that Saudi Arabia’s importance as an influencer in the region is clearly not restricted to Pakistan alone. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi created quite a flutter within diplomatic circles when he went out of his way breaking protocol to receive Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on his recent visit to India. In his maiden visit to India, Salman, who is also [...]

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      India-Pakistan: Brinkmanship of a new era

      2019-04-05T14:05:59+00:00March 27th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

      A strategic expert traces the recent India-Pakistan face-off to analyse what it means for geopolitics in South Asia. In my last column I had written that with India’s electoral season approaching, foreign policy would take a back seat, but added: “the single major exception could be in relation to terrorism, and thereby Pakistan, in the event there is another deliberately timed Pakistan-based terror attack against India”. Sadly, such a terror attack took place on February 14 in Pulwama, killing 40 [...]

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        Indian market all set for a good growth curve

        2019-03-29T07:28:52+00:00March 25th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

        Adeeb Ahamed is the Managing Director of LuLu Financial Group, Tablez and Twenty14 Holdings. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he talks through his entrepreneurial vision, worldwide expansion plans and the impact of his Indian ethos on his decision-making. Twenty14 Holdings recently announced a major hospitality tie-up in Switzerland. Please give some details and other worldwide plans of the group. We have entered into a forward purchase contract with Swiss real estate developer Necron AG to develop a brand-new [...]

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          Living the American Dream: A possibility or not?

          2020-03-16T12:35:36+00:00March 25th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

          An expert explores some of the alternatives to the harsh H1-B regime in the US open to talented Indian investors. The IT revolution expanded the golden American dream beyond science professionals and brought it within the grasp of millions of young ambitious Indians seeking a better future for themselves. However, changes to immigration rules over the past two-three years in the US has brought this dream to a grinding halt. Slew of adverse H-1B changes in the US The United [...]

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            Trump’s US vs Brexit-hit UK: Indian professionals can take control

            2019-03-29T07:29:16+00:00March 25th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

            The US imposing increasingly stringent visa norms is in stark contrast to moves across the Atlantic, with the UK gradually moving towards a quota-free system for skilled professionals. The ease of movement of skilled professionals across borders lies at the heart of globalisation but remains one of the most contentious issues when it comes to striking trade deals or any cross-country alliances. Indeed, it was the concept of free movement of people that is believed to have swung the vote [...]

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              India’s testimony helps Chagos Islands case at UN

              2019-03-29T07:29:42+00:00March 25th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

              The Indian government had taken a decisive stand in favour of Mauritius in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, reflecting strong regional leadership. The United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ) recently dismissed the UK’s right to govern the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean and called on the government to withdraw from the archipelago. Mauritius had filed a claim in the ICJ demanding its right over the islands, an assertion which was backed by India during the legal [...]

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                Xiaomi must be set a tight deadline to store data on Indians in India

                2019-04-05T13:44:50+00:00March 24th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

                Whilst fixated on the ongoing national elections, India must not take its eye off Chinese tech giant Xiaomi as it makes an aggressive march to capture the huge market (and maybe even data!), writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Xiaomi has just invested half a billion dollars in India. That’s a ringing endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India initiative. This massive investment is expected to help it fight the challenge from Samsung, which has launched [...]

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