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    Shared values lie at the core of warm Indo-US ties

    2019-09-13T11:16:58+00:00September 12th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – September 2019|

    The Indian Ambassador to the US gives an insight into India-US relations. If someone were to ask me to describe the source of the warmth in Indo-US ties, the pithy answer to that will be: Shared values. Today, our two countries share a similar outlook on a wide range of issues – from combating terrorism to ensuring a rules-based international order. India also views the US as a very important partner for mutually beneficial trade, investments and cutting-edge technologies both [...]

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      New payment opportunities fill in the e-commerce gap for small businesses in India

      2019-09-17T08:37:41+00:00September 11th, 2019|2019, Home Page, North America Edition – September 2019|

      The head of a financial services company lays out the importance of new payment opportunities for India’s burgeoning small and medium business (SMB) sector. The number of small and medium businesses in India is growing by leaps and bounds, with a quick-evolving landscape estimated to have swelled to 48 million businesses over the past decade. With a long, local and cash-only history, many Indian SMBs are finally selling their products and services online, marketing to shoppers beyond their own area [...]

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        Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive human rights abuse

        2019-09-13T12:47:09+00:00September 11th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, North America Edition – September 2019|

        The head of a global human rights organisation explains the various programmes being implemented on the ground in India to address gender bias and help women and girls meet their potential. Anjali, a 15 year old girl, started attending Breakthrough’s school-based gender equity program called Taaron ki Toli (Gang of Stars) sometime in December 2017. Anjali lives in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh in India, which, until recently was called Kudamau. Kudamau literally means, “garbage dump”. Within a few [...]

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          India’s bank mergers a good move, but overcoming integration challenges will be key

          2020-08-20T06:59:43+00:00September 9th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, North America Edition – September 2019|

          India’s recent bank mergers have brought the challenges within the Indian banking system to the forefront again, but the road ahead is brighter, writes India Inc. Founder and CEO Manoj Ladwa. The four biggest banks in the world (by assets) are Chinese. According to the S&P Global Market Intelligence 2019, China has 18 of the Top 100 banks in the world. In contrast, the largest Indian bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) ranks 54th on that list. It is [...]

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