The approach to foreign trade policy needs to change

    2020-03-16T09:14:09+00:00December 27th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27 December 2019, UK Edition – 27 December 2019|

    The High Level Advisory Group recommends several different avenues ranging from engaging the WTO to more sector-specific approaches to boost India’s share and importance in the global merchandise and services trade. This report on India’s trade prospects and policies is a constructive plea to policymakers of what needs to be done, what is necessary (and possibly sufficient) to accelerate India’s export growth, and thereby accelerate GDP growth towards a potential of 8+ per annum over the next 11 years. Macro [...]

      A good year for Indian wine

      2019-12-27T14:35:07+00:00December 27th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27 December 2019, UK Edition – 27 December 2019|

      A new joint venture between India’s Soul Tree wines and the UK’s Kingsland Drinks marked a new milestone in the flow of Indian wines going global, as the first bulk order made its way to Manchester in 2019. Highlights: Manchester’s Kingsland Drinks and Indian wine producer Soul Tree have joined hands to introduce two wines in the cheaper house wine market. The new Soul Tree wines are targeted at the house wine tier on restaurant wine lists in the UK. [...]

        Newsmakers 2019 – Influencers on the world stage

        2021-01-28T12:50:12+00:00December 27th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27 December 2019, UK Edition – 27 December 2019|

        As with every year, 2019 had its fair share of people making news for their achievements, triumphs, idiosyncrasies, failures and follies. ‘India Global Business’ editors have curated this list of people who they felt deserved the “newsmaker” tag for impacting policy and uniquely highlighting global opportunities and challenges. We left out some of the obvious newsmakers – Donald Trump, Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson – and spread our net wider to search for people who in some way or other [...]

          Unfair to criticise Modi govt for raising import tariffs

          2020-03-18T09:31:34+00:00December 23rd, 2019|North America Edition – 27 December 2019, UK Edition – 27 December 2019|

          The Modi government has been facing a lot of criticism for its recent policies to give impetus to Make in India – some being similar to those previously been adopted by now-booming economies in the earlier stages of their growth. It would be prudent to not make any hasty judgements and see how this plays out for India in the longer run. Many free-market mavens are upset with India’s Narendra Modi government for apparently turning its back on free trade. [...]