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Disrupting business through disruptive technologies

Disrupting business through disruptive technologies

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:18:20+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, The Small Print - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

Technology is providing opportunities for innovators to identify unique market segments and transform ways of doing business. Highlights: The recent flood of technological innovation has the potential to be more disruptive in a shorter period than ever before. Some Indian businesses that made a tremendous impact on the economy are Capital Float, Paytm, Ola, Myra Medicines and FarEye. In the near future, technologies like 5G, AI, autonomy, hybridity and blockchain will change not only the way business is conducted but [...]

COVID-19 pandemic pauses India’s global diplomacy push

COVID-19 pandemic pauses India’s global diplomacy push

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:18:44+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Country Focus - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

The outbreak has grounded the Indian Prime Minister for now but it cannot rein in the country’s global push for long. Highlights: The Coronavirus outbreak has put breaks on PM Modi’s diplomatic visits, several of which were integral to India’s global diplomacy strategy. The visit to Bangladesh would have focused on the issue of illegal immigrants in India, especially given the announcement of CAA. The Egyptian visit was of great importance in building India’s connect with the African continent. The [...]

13 Global Indians who are building living bridges with India and the world

13 Global Indians who are building living bridges with India and the world

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:19:25+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Global Indians - India Global Business, Interviews - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

A round-up of some of the influential business and political leaders among the Indian diaspora in North America. As we look at the teams of Fortune 500 companies, it is not uncommon to find several Indian names in the C-Suite. Here, we recognise some of the most influential business tycoons and politicians from behind the limelight in the US and Canada. Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and MP, Oakville As the Minister of Public Services and Procurement [...]

Nurturing seeds of hope for a better tomorrow

Nurturing seeds of hope for a better tomorrow

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:19:34+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, Social Impact Focus - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

Oil and gas services company Technip India has charted out several plans to foster socio-economic development in local. Highlights: The company has initiated over 50 CSR programmes, in line with the UN SDGs, under the aegis of their flagship community programme Seed of Hope. They have installed biogas plants in 100 houses in Dahej, Gujarat to provide access to a clean and affordable source of energy to rural communities. Technip is also actively promoting female education by starting 32 STEM [...]

A new high for UK-India defence ties

A new high for UK-India defence ties

Saloni Shah2020-09-21T09:00:35+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

The India-UK defence collaboration has enhanced in recent years to strengthen combined expertise across a range of fields, including counter-terrorism operations. Highlights: The UK and India have taken part in several joint exercises, agreements and dialogues to boost defence and counter-terrorism cooperation – one of them being the UK’s Royal Air Force’s participation in India’s Exercise Indradhanush. Such joint exercises are a crucial aspect of the India-UK defence cooperation, which is set for a spike in a post-Brexit scenario as [...]

India needs legislature to address telecom AGR dues

India needs legislature to address telecom AGR dues

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:20:06+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, Last Word, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

Rather than allow a crucial sector like telecom to sink, the government should bring in legislation to override the orders of the Supreme Court. The Indian Supreme Court has threatened to slap contempt of court proceedings against officials of the Department of Telecom (DoT) and senior executives of private telecom companies for not following its orders on the payment of aggregate gross revenue (AGR) dues that have accumulated over two decades to about $21 billion. The issue lies in a [...]

Realising the potential of the India-UK-Israel trade triangle

Realising the potential of the India-UK-Israel trade triangle

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:10:20+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Despatch Box, India Inc Views - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

Technology offers new and improved ways to bolster trilateral trade relations between the three nations. Highlights: Despite strong bilateral ties between India, Israel and the UK, opportunities for trilateral trade have not been fully realised. The UK Israel Tech Hub has generated 175 tech partnerships between UK and Israeli companies, worth an estimated $103 million. The UK India Tech Hub was launched to support start-ups and entrepreneurs post the success of its UK-Israel counterpart. As post-Brexit UK is looking for [...]

India is a critical market for Lockheed Martin

India is a critical market for Lockheed Martin

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:10:29+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Interviews - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, The Big Interview - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

William L. Blair is the Vice President and Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin, India. In this interview, he elaborates on how the company is playing a major role in helping India achieve its goal of developing an aerospace and defence [...]

Tatarstan’s main treasure is its people

Tatarstan’s main treasure is its people

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:10:40+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, Hotspot - India Global Business, North America Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

It also shares common interests with India, while offering loads of possibilities to foreign investors across diverse sectors. Highlights: Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions in the entire Russian Federation. Its special economic zone, Alabuga, brings in 59 per cent of the total revenue and 34 per cent of tax revenues from all of the country's SEZs and provides 39 per cent of private investment in Russian SEZs. IT, medicine, agriculture, mechanical engineering and energy are some [...]

Rishi Sunak tries to harness the COVID-19 disruption

Rishi Sunak tries to harness the COVID-19 disruption

Saloni Shah2020-05-11T06:20:30+00:00March 26th, 2020|2020, Home Page, The Big Story, The Big Story UK - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer had to unveil two mini-budgets in addition to his maiden budget within a gap of days to address the Covid-19 pandemic. Highlights: Rishi Sunak unveiled a £30-billion worth of funds to help businesses cope with the disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis. The government has also laid out plans to cover 80 per cent of the wages of those unable to work. Other measures include easier to access loan facilities, liquidity assistance for businesses and [...]

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