October 2017

October 2017
Resource-poor but demand-rich Indian companies are prospecting and mining natural resources such as coal, oil & gas and other minerals [...]
A financial expert delves into how reforms in the sector are set to transform the Indian economy. The last few [...]
Dr B.R. Shetty is the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of the Abu Dhabi based NMC Healthcare and Chairman of UAE [...]
S. Thangapandian, Chief Executive Officer of Essar Oil UK, takes time out for ‘India Global Business’ to explain why the [...]
The latest edition of ‘India Global Business’ tracks India’s quest for natural resources around the world and the various success stories. The Sector Focus this time is on the Banking & Finance industry and the Country Focus is on Australia.
H1B visa troubles: Wake-up call for Indian IT sector
India takes a tough stand on the Trump administration’s visa crackdown. It’s two steps forward and one step back – once again. We’re talking of Indo-US relations here and the rollercoaster it has been riding on since Donald Trump’s ascent [...]
Koala cuddle
India's distinct model of globalisation is pegged on its commitment to greener growth economics. Our cover in this issue featuring Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani cuddling a koala bear is an ode to India's distinct globalisation and development model. While it [...]
Colonial Cousins
India and Australia have great historical and cultural linkages but that is yet to translate into bilateral trade and investment. It is an anecdote that Matt Staff, a former senior executive at mining behemoth Rio Tinto’s operations at Pilbara region [...]
India is at a cusp of a revolution
Dr B.R. Shetty is the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of the Abu Dhabi based NMC Healthcare and Chairman of UAE Exchange, which most recently hit the headlines for its acquisition of forex major Travelex. The Karnataka-born and UAE-based entrepreneur opens [...]
Illuminating India’s scientific contributions
A brief chronicle of the country’s inventions and ideas that have been pivotal in shaping the world come to life as part of the UK-India Year of Culture. Some of the most important ideas in the history of science, technology, [...]
An Indian in Melbourne
The coastal city of Melbourne is Australia’s second-largest and the capital of the state of Victoria. It has a varied demography with almost of a quarter of its population born overseas and Indians forming a large chunk of that multi-cultural [...]
Indian companies scour the world for resources
Resource-poor but demand-rich Indian companies are prospecting and mining natural resources such as coal, oil & gas and other minerals at locations as far apart as Indonesia, Africa, Australia and the US to feed their factories back home. Here’s a [...]
Adani weathers storm over Queensland mining project
Steadfast support from the public at large is likely to see Adani's $16.1-billion mining project, India’s largest outbound FDI, through the hurdles. There appears to be some sort of jinx revolving around projects carrying the twin labels of “largest FDI” [...]
Punjab makes a play to attract Global Indians
Captain Amarinder Singh, the Chief Minister of Punjab, has launched a new ‘Connect With Your Roots’ scheme for young Global Indians to gain first-hand experience of the state. Captain Amarinder Singh used the UK as the base to kick-start his dream project [...]
Financial Reforms in India – A New Era
A financial expert delves into how reforms in the sector are set to transform the Indian economy. The last few years have been a seminal period for the Indian economy, not only in terms of the overall progress on the [...]
Jaguar Land Rover goes all electric
Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has unveiled ambitious plans to electrify all its vehicles from 2020 as part of a more greener strategy. Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently announced that all its new models will be [...]
Indian universities fall behind in global rankings
After years of gradually creeping up the worldwide charts of higher education, India suffered a small setback in the latest ranking. India’s performance in world university rankings has registered a decline, with its share of universities falling from 31 to 30 in the global [...]
Can the Indian IT sector overcome the H-1B hurdles?
A US-based academic analyses how the Indian IT industry is coping with an intensifying squeeze on HI-B visas. In recent months, the US government has been exerting pressure to curb the H-1B visa programme for companies that rely on them [...]
Indian firms make a Europe mark
Acquisitions in the field of software and pharmaceuticals dominated the Indian march across UK and Europe in recent months. Tata Steel completes sale of UK mills The UK’s Liberty House Group has completed the purchase of two pipe mills from [...]
India’s expansion drive finds newer markets
From Turkey and Egypt to the Gulf, Indian companies continue to show an appetite for emerging markets. Mahindra acquires Turkish tractor firm Mumbai-based Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd has acquired Erkunt Traktor Sanayii AS, a Turkish tractor maker and its foundry [...]
Australia woos Indian companies to invest Down Under
The world’s 13th largest economy is the ideal investment destination for Indian organisations seeking international expansion to secure access to natural resources – minerals and energy – and create assets, technologies and brands, claims the country’s trade and investment commission. [...]

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