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    Proactive diplomacy, judicious use of military resources keep India ahead in Indian Ocean Region

    2019-11-18T14:43:20+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

    India’s diplomatic efforts and steady financial and military assistance give it an advantage over China as both nations seek closer ties with the island nations in the Indian Ocean. Highlights: The island nations of the Indian Ocean have emerged as a new theatre of competition between India and China. China’s rising influence in the Indian Ocean has raised suspicions in New Delhi that Beijing is following a “String of Pearls” strategy to emasculate its sphere of influence. Prime Minister Modi [...]

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      Croatia offers easy access to European markets

      2019-11-19T06:18:13+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

      The European nation proposes opportunities for investment in a variety of sectors ranging from tech to agriculture to clean energy production. Highlights: Easy access to European and world markets. Modern transport and infrastructure. Reliable investment and business environment. Highly educated, multilingual and competent workforce. Through history, Croats have created some of the most important inventions used in everyday lives such as the pen, the tie, the electrical current, the parachute and the fingertip classification system. Many great inventors like [...]

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        Women’s rights lie at the heart of Oxfam’s work in India

        2020-06-08T10:12:13+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

        The organisation’s Bano Nayi Soch campaign aims to challenge regressive social norms and promote equal opportunities for women and girls. Highlights: One of the most distinctive forms of social inequity in India come within the spheres of gender and caste. Economic and gender inequality are significant barriers to overcoming poverty. Oxfam India works with young women to change regressive social norms which push women out of the development process. The world is witnessing rising inequalities. While income and wealth [...]

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          UK-India tech tie-up creates a hand-washing robot for schools

          2019-11-18T11:48:29+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

          A collaboration between researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India has resulted in a new robot which encourages children to wash their hands. A robot named Pepe has become a new companion for pupils at a primary school in the southern state of Kerala as part of a fresh approach to hygiene devised as a result of a unique India-UK tie-up. “We were delighted by the success of Pepe’s visit to this primary school. [...]

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            Advances in technology provide an effective tool for improving pharma access

            2019-11-20T11:19:52+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

            Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon, elaborates on the company’s revolutionary breakthroughs in the recent years and pinpoints what needs to be done to give impetus to the pharma industry in India.

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              Humanics: A framework for rearchitecting the workforce and workplace of the Future

              2019-11-19T07:23:47+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019|

              In response to a common question surrounding the advancement of automation making the human workforce redundant, a tech expert explains how these advances can be used to leverage human potential in the digital age. Highlights: Organisations need to embrace the growth mindset. Organisations need a robust and real-time workforce skill index framework for assessing their workforce on digital skills. The demand for higher cognitive skills, such as creativity, critical thinking, decision making will grow rapidly through the coming decades. [...]

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                Tech companies, start-ups find success in Arkansas

                2020-03-18T09:46:10+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, Home Page, North America Edition – 15 November 2019|

                We strive to make the state as business friendly as possible, affirms the Governor of Arkansas as he invites companies looking to expand in the US. Highlights: Arkansas offers an integrated infrastructure system that allows companies to get their product to market quickly and efficiently. The State works with local stakeholders to nurture and grow business and industry. Start-up ecosystems like Arkansas Made, Arkansas Innovation Hub, and Innovate Arkansas bridge the gap between innovation and commercialisation, while accelerators like The [...]

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                  The US tech sector has created the most successful Indian entrepreneurs

                  2020-03-24T07:28:46+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, Home Page, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

                  MR Rangaswami is an entrepreneur, investor, corporate eco-strategy expert, community builder and philanthropist. As the Founder of Indiaspora and Co-Founder of Sand Hill Group, he shares his thoughts on the recent developments in the tech industry and the importance of the Indian diaspora in countries like the US.

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                    Climate impacts can severely damage economic activity

                    2020-03-24T07:38:09+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019|

                    The co-author of 'Building a Resilient Tomorrow’ elaborates on the threat that climate change poses to economies across the globe and suggests measures that can be taken to address this phenomenon. Highlights: Climate change has led to damages resulting in the failure of critical systems upon which commerce relies. Financial leaders have alerted companies to the risk that climate extremes pose to economic health. Companies have yet to fully embrace climate disclosure. Without stronger regulation, progress will be too slow [...]

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                      Shared priorities link Silicon Valley and India

                      2019-11-19T07:28:25+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, Home Page, North America Edition – 15 November 2019|

                      A senior director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute explains how developments in the Silicon Valley and Bay Area could be the bridge that the US and India could build on for mutual future growth. Highlights: Diaspora ties and India’s prowess in software and IT services have been the bedrock of the India–Silicon Valley/Bay Area connect. Regulatory reforms reducing administrative complexity and streamlining the approval of foreign investment are making it easier for overseas companies to enter India’s tech [...]

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