AI is a key area for UK-India healthcare cooperation

    2020-11-24T08:52:04+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

    A healthcare expert highlights the importance of AI as a bridge for further collaboration between India and the UK and how it could help address the shortage of medical professionals in India. Highlights: AI holds the key to addressing the workforce challenges faced by Ayushman Bharat. The Healthcare AI Catalyst (HAIC) project aims to demonstrate the impact of AI solutions, such as those being developed in the UK, in addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in India. With an estimated [...]

      Future proofing the NHS talent pool

      2020-05-11T03:03:28+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

      A collaboration between the NHS and Indian health services can potentially be a game changer that will not only address the lack of medical professionals in the UK but also improve the quality of patient care in India, shares a medical expert. Highlights: Post Brexit, there will be an increase in the requirement of medial talent in the UK. NHS will need to form strategic partnerships with India to ensure a steady supply of trained manpower. If exchanged with India, [...]

        Bridging the knowledge gap in India

        2020-05-11T03:08:43+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, Region Focus, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

        The University of Warwick, in collaboration with Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, has launched a fully-funded Doctoral Training Partnership scheme for Indian graduates with a vision to further diabetes research in India. Highlights: India has the second-highest number of adults living with Type 2 Diabetes, one of the biggest contributors of non-communicable diseases. India does not yet have the level and variety of research skills vital to the understanding of the mechanisms of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or Type 2 Diabetes. To develop [...]

          City of London eyes closer post-Brexit relations with India

          2020-05-11T03:07:48+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

          The future trading relationship negotiations with the UK will be intricate and complex, says the Policy Chair of the City of London Corporation. Highlights: Global markets need global standards, making mutual access between the UK and EU financial services sectors crucial. Brexit will also determine the UK’s future trading relationships with its biggest partners such as India. The UK-India Joint Trade Review, an only one of its kind the UK has with any other country, will lay the framework for [...]

            Boosting India-UK defence and military ties: New thinking and emerging opportunities

            2020-01-31T15:44:12+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

            A strategic expert takes note of the present defence alliances between the UK and India and highlights areas where the cooperation could be strengthened further. Highlights: Top-level defence dialogue between the UK and India should discuss issues of strategic convergence and the increasing levels of risk to mutual interests. The UK government is working on finalising a new government-to-government framework for arms transfers to India. The future lies in the delivery of defence technologies through bilateral collaborative programmes, with an [...]

              India and Sri Lanka – Of new beginnings

              2020-05-11T03:10:23+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, Country Focus - India Global Business, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

              Following the appointment of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, India’s relationship with the island nation could potentially enter a new chapter, which is underscored by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s recent visit and the impending visit of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa next month. Highlights: India and Sri Lanka signed one of their earliest free trade agreements, dating back to 2000, but China’s growing influence in the region has added a new angle to their relationship. But lack of historic political ties [...]

                Łódź pitches itself as a post-Brexit EU hub for Indian investments

                2020-12-17T14:31:11+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, Hotspot - India Global Business, North America Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

                Poland’s third-largest city has been on a regeneration and reinvention mission from its industrial past in an effort to attract global players to the fast-modernising and investor-friendly region of the European Union (EU). Highlights: Łódź aims to become a viable post-Brexit investor-friendly hub for global investments. The city’s universities have been adjusting their curriculum and courses to meet the needs of local businesses as well as multinationals setting up in the region. Łódź offers a range of incentives to potential [...]

                  2020 – The outlook for Indian start-ups

                  2020-05-11T03:09:22+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, The Small Print - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

                  An industry expert shares his forecast for the Indian start-up sector in 2020. Highlights: Fintech and software as a service (SaaS) have gained almost a 25-30 per cent stake of the market, with the remaining having a 10-20 per cent share each. Bengaluru raised almost $4.3 billion with 273 deals in 2019. The Indian government and the DPIIT will be constituting a start-up advisory council with the aim of reducing the gap between start-ups and stakeholders. Similar to 2019, [...]

                    More female decision-makers will lead to more women being funded

                    2020-05-11T03:09:09+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, Global Indians - India Global Business, Interviews - India Global Business, North America Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

                    ‘India Global Business’, investor and early-stage advisor Deepali Nangia discusses her approach to investments and shares recruitment practices...

                      A mission to make it easier to Access India

                      2020-05-11T03:11:08+00:00January 31st, 2020|2020, India Inc Views - India Global Business, North America Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020, Special Report - India Global Business, UK Edition – 31 Jan-13 Feb 2020|

                      The Access India Programme, launched in the UK as a sub-set of the Indian government’s Make in India programme three years ago, entered its second phase in 2020. Highlights: Access India, the Indian High commission’s initiative to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the UK access the Indian market has entered its second phase. AIP is designed to address the requirements of mainly manufacturing and technology SMEs across the UK. AIP provides a detailed programme of activity, mentoring, networking [...]