The rocky path to US-India alignment

    2019-10-26T06:26:35+00:00October 24th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 25th October 2019|

    Internal challenges hinder the US and India from fostering closer strategic ties. While there is clear logic to closer India-US strategic cooperation on a number of fronts, domestic priorities and capacity issues will continue to complicate ties. The United States and India are currently in the midst of a minor trade spat, cantered on medical devices, agriculture and e-commerce, among others. Washington has revoked India’s benefits under the 1970s era Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) arrangement, and New Delhi has [...]

      Opportunities within the US-India Tech Corridor look promising

      2019-10-30T16:18:20+00:00October 24th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 25th October 2019, UK Edition – 25th October 2019|

      Government initiatives towards growing business, corporate partnerships and India’s constantly growing tech sector present several opportunities for the US to tap into, reflects a tech expert. The US is one of the largest export markets for the Indian IT industry. The Indian IT industry is an important participant in contributing and strengthening bilateral business relations between India and the US. The skills and competency of the Indian IT industry add to the global competitiveness for US-based companies. Indian IT has [...]

        The role of global partnerships in making India the next epicentre for beverage development

        2019-10-31T13:29:46+00:00October 23rd, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 25th October 2019|

        Attributing the success of his vision to global partnerships, the founder of Flavorman explains his reasons for focusing on India, and why he thinks the country has the makings of a global hot spot for beverages. When I founded Flavorman in 1992, it was with the ambitious vision to change what the world is drinking. From the very beginning, I recognised the need to think globally and I wasn’t naive enough to think that I could do it alone – [...]

          Delaware: The small state big on innovation

          2019-10-16T13:54:18+00:00October 12th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 11th October 2019|

          The President of Delaware’s lead economic development group shares some success stories of Indian entrepreneurs who made the most of Delaware’s offerings. Some of the world’s most transformative innovations got their start in Delaware. Centrally located on the East Coast of the US, between Boston and Washington DC, Delaware is known for its global leadership in science, tech and agriculture thanks to the track record of successful Delaware companies such as DuPont, which has operated in the First State for [...]

            The centrality of American bipartisanship for US-India defence ties

            2020-03-18T11:25:59+00:00October 11th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 11th October 2019|

            As political polarisation impairs the bipartisan fervour of US foreign policy, New Delhi must adhere to its non-partisan approach to Washington. Early this month, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar deemed India to have “a very nonpartisan” outlook towards the United States’ domestic politics. While on a three-day visit to the US, Jaishankar underscored India’s approach as: “whatever happens in this country [US] is their politics, not our politics.” These comments came in response to sharp political criticism of the [...]

            Brexit quake leaves Boris shaken, but not stirred

            2019-09-27T16:12:43+00:00September 27th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 27th September 2019|

            Editorial Comment ‘India Global Business’ gives its take on the latest Brexit quake in the UK. The UK Supreme Court declaring Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament unlawful has shaken up the British political system to its very core, with political experts scrambling for words beyond historic and unprecedented. "The decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable [...]

              US support for Modi on Kashmir, opens trade talks

              2019-09-27T16:12:14+00:00September 27th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27th September 2019|

              Editorial Comment ‘India Global Business’ gives its take on the historic Howdy Modi US tour. The Howdy Modi rally in Houston and mutual bonhomie on display there between the Indian Prime Minister and US President Donald Trump and their interaction on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York had messages for India, the US, Pakistan and even China. A very important development, which has got lost in the euphoria over the rally, is Trump’s assertion that a trade deal [...]