A NEW TAKE ON TECH
Why India’s IT sector is on the cusp of a global metamorphosis
Amid the gloom of unemployment, Indian tech companies have stepped up recruitment and continue to invest in cloud, automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms, driven by the pandemic. The result could be a reversal of jobs from the West back to the India– the world’s IT powerhouse.
INSIGHT
INTERVIEW
We should never underestimate the huge soft power that UK universities bring to Britain
In this exclusive interview, Lord Karan Bilimoria, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, President of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) and Co-Chairman of the International Students APPG shares his thoughts on UK India ties in education and the importance of recognising international students as future ambassadors for their alma mater.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Google announces partnership with ADT, to invest $450 million
Google will combine its Nest services and devices with ADT’s security solutions to offer more secured devices.
Wockhardt announces Covid-19 vaccine partnership with UK government
Indian Pharma giant Wockhardt has teamed up with the UK government to fill-finish Covid-19 vaccines.
L&T Tech Services expands collaboration with Microsoft for workplace transformation
L&T Technology Services have collaborated with Microsoft Corporation to make their work places future ready.
EDITOR’S CHOICE
INTERVIEW
India has a unique advantage in the digital manufacturing age
Baba Kalyani is the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge, one of India's giants in the manufacturing space. In [...]
INDIA, AFRICA’S FRIEND IN NEED
India’s healthcare sector has much to offer Africa
When the world emerges from the Covid-19 crisis there will be a greater need to improve and upgrade healthcare infrastructure. And Indian healthcare companies will have a lot to offer Africa in that respect.
REGION FOCUS
Pandemic gives a renewed thrust to India-EU ties
Both on the lookout for ways for a quick economic rebound, India and EU are back as partners at the negotiating table that may eventually lead to the long-elusive FTA.
INSIGHT
India could reap benefits from investing in strategic oil reserves
India has opportunistically bought and stored cheap oil. As it actively ramps up strategic petroleum reserves from its current base of 9 days to 90 days cover, private players can find ways to benefit in this ten-fold capacity buildout.
CHECK AND CHECKMATE
Modi’s high-power diplomacy blocks China’s attempt to blame India for Karachi terror attack
The Indian Prime Minister’s hard-nosed strategy of building bridges with the West is paying rich dividends; the US and Germany highlighted Beijing’s growing diplomatic isolation by blocking an insidious Chinese proposal to blame India for the June 29 terror attack on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
SNAP ANALYSIS
The Medical Devices Bill will be a game changer for Indian manufacturing
As the world battles Covid-19 with no clear end in sight, the proposal for an enhanced regulatory framework under the new bill will boost the ease of doing business in [...]
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