Just the right medicine in UK’s hour of need
A helping hand with crucial paracetamol supplies as well as the safe repatriation of stranded Britons in India shows...
India tightens FDI rules for Chinese companies
While a welcome move, the Indian government’s decision aimed at safeguarding Indian companies from Chinese...
Go for broke to attract companies looking to move factories away from China
As companies across the world re-evaluate their dependence on China, India presents itself as an attractive destination...
‘Learning’ as a coping mechanism
From Harvard offering 67 free courses and Nike’s NTC premium workouts to Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s inspired #LetMenCook challenge — India Inc. Group Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa explores the many amazing self-development opportunities that will help us get stronger and sharper on the other side of the pandemic. Who among us, at some point, hasn’t wished for a break, a few leisurely days spent away from the cacophony of the everyday? This, however, is not a [...]
The pandemic may open new doors for India-Japan ties
The increasing paranoia regarding China opens up several avenues for India and Japan to build a stronger bilateral partnership. Highlights: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe announced a corpus of $2.2 billion to help Japanese firms relocate their supply chain network from China. India tweaked its FDI policy to include China in the list of countries where any investment would need the government’s approval. The Gujarat government is preparing a bouquet of incentives to attract Japanese firms looking to shift from China. [...]
When the going gets tough, Indian start-ups get going
Healthcare and medtech start-ups in India are finding ground-breaking solutions to problems faced in all stages of dealing with the pandemic. Highlights: While the world is waiting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, Indian innovators are trying to stay positive and find innovative solutions to beat the virus. Several healthcare and medtech start-ups like Mylab, GFF Innovations and Accura Polytech are finding ground-breaking solutions for protection, prevention, screening, testing and sanitisation and treatment. The Department of [...]
India’s diplomatic, economic and strategic activism is being recognised
Dr Parag Khanna prescribes that the new world order is no longer a choice between the US and China. There are probably a number of global developments that Dr Parag Khanna may have predicted, or analysed, but nothing would have prepared him for a world order that is currently preparing to undergo a seismic shift due to a virus. A passionate traveller for work and hobby, Dr Khanna is a distinguished global strategy advisor and an author, at last count, [...]
COVID-19 could spur a revival of the SAARC
Prime Minister Modi’s call to India's neighbours to combat the global crisis is a solid diplomatic play where all members stand to gain. Highlights: SAARC representatives huddled together at short notice to discuss and draw up blueprints for a common strategy over a video call presided over by PM Modi. He made a statement of intent of India’s reputation of being an ‘enabler’ by attempting to espouse the fundamentals of effective bilateral relations among members of the SAARC. South Asia has [...]
Strategic tango in times of COVID-19
The recent US decision to sell defence equipment to India signals that the Indo-US relationship is alive and buzzing. Highlights: India’s close bilateral relationship with the US has been described as the defining partnership of the 21st century. For the first time in history, Washington requested New Delhi for a drug that was in short supply in the US. The two countries are not letting their respective governments’ preoccupation with combating the COVID-19 crisis dilute deep strategic convergence on a [...]
The VC world isn’t that gloomy, yet
An industry expert takes stock of the trends in Venture Capital across the world in 2020. In the last few months, as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped 180+ countries and regions, there has been much talk about the clouds of impending doom and gloom hovering over economies. Most definitely, this includes venture capital (VC) as well. To satisfy my curiosity, I looked at how the global VC ecosystem has fared since 23rd January 2020. This date marks the day that China [...]