Why Start-up in Maharashtra?

    2020-06-08T10:12:02+00:00April 18th, 2019|2019, Home Page, Women's Edition – April 2019|

    An Indian politician lists down the advantages nascent firms can gain by choosing Maharashtra as the ideal market for their ventures. “Come, Make in India, we will say to the world, from electrical to electronics,” Hon Prime Minister Modi said in his maiden Independence Day speech as prime minister, pledging to set up what is unarguably the most ambitious efforts towards achieving a manufacturing powerhouse status for India. However, what began with that ambitious declaration by the Prime Minister is [...]

      Make in India helps balance supply chains

      2020-03-20T09:54:01+00:00March 27th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019, Home Page|

      Will Yang is the Brand Director of OPPO India and in this interview he explores the Chinese electronics company’s Make in India trajectory, plans to nurture the Indian start-up ecosystem and explore the untapped vernacular market in the country. What are the main driving factors behind a recent Telangana government tie-up? OPPO has consistently remained dedicated in providing products infused with art and innovative technologies. Through our partnership with Telangana government, we aim to provide technical expertise and mentoring support to [...]

        Where Made in Mexico meets Make in India

        2019-08-28T13:39:28+00:00February 6th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – February 2019|

        Rodrigo Blanco Zamora is the Director of ProMéxico India, Mexico’s investment promotion agency. In this interview, he lays out the attractiveness of the South American region to Indian investments and how the India-Mexico strategic partnership is a win-win for both emerging economies. What are some of the defining features of the “strategic partnership” between India and Mexico? Definitely India and Mexico share a multitude of social factors, such as food habits, dress styles and artistic forms, as a result of [...]

          Around the world with the Indian Navy

          2020-03-16T10:33:37+00:00March 16th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition- March 2018, Opinion, Year|

          An Indian Navy sailing team is out to make history as the first-ever voyage by an all-woman crew to circumnavigate the globe. Six women officers from the Indian Navy have been navigating choppy ocean waters since they were flagged off by Indian defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman from Goa in September last year. They are on a mission to make history as the first-ever voyage by an all-woman crew to circumnavigate the globe and recently departed from Port Stanley, the capital of Falkland Islands – a [...]

            Working together to ensure Manchester-India relations really take off

            2020-03-16T11:16:53+00:00February 23rd, 2018|2017/2018, Analysis, UK Edition - March 2018, Year|

            The Chair of the Manchester India Partnership explains the benefits of connectivity this new tie-up would bring India and the UK. It is a great honour to have been named chairman of the Manchester India Partnership and to have launched the organisation, both in the UK and during a visit to Delhi and Mumbai this month. One of my primary objectives for the months ahead as CEO of Manchester Airport is to secure direct flight services to India and, as [...]

              UK invests big in the Indian market

              2018-07-31T14:05:51+00:00February 23rd, 2018|2017/2018, India-Uk, UK Edition - March 2018, Year|

              Tech major Dyson leads the charge of investments in the Indian market as Make in India makes its automotive mark. Tyremarket.com raises UK funds Bengaluru-based online tyre retailer Tyremarket.com has raised around $500,000 from UK-based online tyre retailer Blackcircles.com’s founder Michael Welch. Tyremarket is headed by former Siemens Healthcare executive Sanjeev Agrawal, who is co-founder and CEO. Tyremarket, which was started in 2015, operates a lean business model similar to Blackcircles. It is an online marketplace for supplying tyres to [...]

                2017: A year of FDI groundings for India

                2018-12-04T08:05:06+00:00January 22nd, 2018|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January Edition, Make In India, Year|

                The New Year promises to continue the upward swing in foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into India, according to the country’s main investment promotion agency.   India’s investment climate has never been better. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to reform-perform-and-transform has conclusively catapulted India into a higher orbit. The last 12 months saw India break into the top-100 club, on ease of doing business, receive a record FDI of $60.1 billion and earn an upgrade in its credit rating from [...]

                  2017: A year of digital transformation and the shift to make for India

                  2020-03-20T05:56:29+00:00December 20th, 2017|2017/2018, December 2017, More from this edition, Year|

                  Digital India has led to a change of mindset geared towards innovation and technology. India feels like a changed country this year. Travelling around and meeting people around Mumbai as we approach the end of 2017, I see many signs of this – from the use of mobile wallets on the toll roads, to digitalisation of systems providing provident fund management as part of employee pension schemes. But it’s not only the signs of the digital transformation around every aspect [...]

                    Make in India has opened doors for companies

                    2018-11-21T07:49:55+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

                    Alok Shrivastava, Director – Business Intelligence and Planning at Gionee India, talks ‘India Investment Journal’ through the China-headquartered smartphone manufacturers trajectory of growth in the country, its Make in India plans and gaining a competitive edge. How have Gionee's Make in India plans progressed since its entry into the market? The Make in India campaign has opened doors for the companies to build in India. India is one of the most important markets on the global map of Gionee and [...]

                      Unlocking second homes: An alternate approach to homestays in India

                      2018-08-20T10:22:39+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

                      India’s diverse holiday destinations have thousands of locked second homes that can become fully managed vacation rentals, writes an Indian hospitality industry insider. India has always had very strong tourism potential given our rich cultural and historical heritage, variety in ecology, terrains and places of natural beauty that are spread across the country. And with a growing economy and ever-increasing government initiatives like ‘e-Tourist Visa’, ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ etc, there has been an almost simultaneous increase in demand [...]