India’s cyber security landscape throws challenges for the better

    2018-05-23T11:27:45+00:00April 18th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – April 2018, Sector Focus, Year|

    GST and demonetisation have helped Digital India bolster its cyber security landscape. In India, cyber security has come a long way in the past few years and has gained huge importance with the government’s thrust on Digital India, e-commerce and mobile payments. Particularly the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation, which further drove organisations to adopt digitalization, has played a key role in changing the perception towards cyber security.  Cybercrime on the rise Of late, businesses [...]

      Robust cyber forces needed to combat cybercrime

      2018-07-31T11:50:11+00:00April 18th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – April 2018, Sector Focus, Year|

      Steve Morgan is Founder and Editor-In-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures, one of the world’s leading researchers and publishers covering the global cyber economy as well as a data bank for cyber security facts, figures, and statistics. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he presents an analysis of what the latest cyber crime involving global media giants means for the world of data. Does the data breach scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica open up a new frontier for the cyber [...]

        M&As and JVs mark Indian companies’ global footprint

        2020-03-05T10:31:57+00:00April 18th, 2018|2017/2018, Country Focus, Global Edition – April 2018, Year|

        India’s steel and automotive industries were in the limelight with acquisitions and joint ventures. JSW Steel acquires US-based Acero Junction Indian steelmaker JSW Steel Ltd has agreed to acquire US-based steel mill owner Acero Junction Holdings Inc. for up to $80.85 million (Rs 527 crore) in cash to expand its North America operations. The acquisition will help JSW Steel establish its presence in Ohio, US, and gain deeper access to the North American steel market, the company said in a [...]

          India’s new political interest in the Commonwealth

          2018-05-18T13:02:18+00:00April 17th, 2018|2017/2018, Bird's Eye View, Global Edition – April 2018, Year|

          Our strategic expert offers an overview of India’s participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on April 19-20. India’s new political interest in the Commonwealth is evident by the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London on 19-20 April 2018, marking the first Indian prime ministerial presence in a Commonwealth Summit after nearly a decade. This is expected to lead to a larger, and possibly leadership, role in [...]

            Cyber security storm hits Indian shores

            2018-05-18T13:02:18+00:00April 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – April 2018, Sector Focus, Year|

            As a whistleblower in the UK named India’s Opposition party among the clients of a controversial consultancy, the issue of cyber security has taken centre stage in the country. A former employee of Cambridge Analytica, the UK-based firm at the heart of a global row over data security, has claimed that the company worked extensively in India in his evidence before a UK parliamentary committee investigating the issue of fake news. Christopher Wylie deposed before the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [...]

              Is India’s economic recovery for real this time?

              2018-05-22T14:35:09+00:00April 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Cover Story, Global Edition – April 2018, Year|

              There are several signs that India's economy is undergoing a sustainable turnaround that promises to take it to a higher growth trajectory. But there are significant risks, including the possibility of a fickle Monsoon that cannot be wished away. The rain gods, Indian policy-makers, industrialists and human resource managers seem to be coming together on the same page. The green shoots of growth in India's economy seem to be pointing towards a sustained recovery after several false dawns and red [...]