Editor’s Note

    2019-01-02T07:34:42+00:00May 25th, 2017|2018/2017, Editor's Note, India Investment Journal May Edition, Year|

    The month of May has been packed with a very wide range of developments, including the first-ever UK-India Awards organised by India Inc. in London on May 12. The event was preceded by the annual UK-India Conclave, this time on the theme of ‘A Global Partnership: A New Era in UK-India Relations’. Both events became the focal point for senior Indian ministers on visits to the UK earlier this month to promote India as an attractive investment destination. We cover [...]

      New road for India-UK ties

      2019-10-22T11:34:18+00:00May 11th, 2017|2016, 2017/2018, BOOK REVIEW, India Inc News, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

      ‘Winning Partnership’ edited by Manoj Ladwa, takes a fresh 360 degree look at a 400-year-old relationship and comes up with several interesting suggestions for keeping it relevant in the 21st century. What can you say after everything has already been said? Not much, right? Wrong. With so much literature on UK’s relationship with the former jewel in its crown, it takes a very intrepid intellectual to gather all his bravery to attempt to shed new light on the subject. But [...]

        India-Russia: The ties that bind

        2018-12-05T10:59:52+00:00November 18th, 2016|2016, Around The World, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

        India’s close relations with Russia covers politics, defence, civil nuclear energy, anti-terrorism cooperation and space. The strategic partnership has endured the test of time. Here is a snapshot. India-Russia Annual Summit: October 2016 “An old friend is better than two new ones.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Industries of both countries are improving cooperation; military and technical cooperation is also improving.” Vladimir Putin, Russian President 16 agreements across several fields India to spend over $5 billion to acquire S-400 Triumf [...]

          Brexit or no Brexit: London is open for Indian business

          2018-10-31T07:24:47+00:00August 9th, 2016|2016, Brexit Special, July/August 2016, Year|

          The CEO of London’s economic development agency, London & Partners, flags up the British capital’s many positives in an attempt to convince Indian companies not to be put off by the recent referendum in favour of Britain’s exit from the European Union.

          Last year, London’s economic development company, London & Partners, ran a programme to discover those Indian start-up businesses which are most likely to go global. We flew the most exciting companies in adtech, cyber security, artificial intelligence, ecommerce, analytics and other sectors to London to participate in an acceleration bootcamp programme.

          Our aim was to strengthen the economic ties between UK and Indian entrepreneurs and investors, and to show them that London was a great place from which to go global.

            The speech Indians would love Modi to deliver to the US Congress

            2018-05-18T13:05:46+00:00June 3rd, 2016|Latest from India Inc., Year|

            Looking ahead to Narendra Modi’s historic speech to the joint session of the US Congress next week, the India Inc. team presents a draft speech of what many Indians would love the Indian Prime Minister to say about the current status of US-India relations.


            Hon’ble Members of the US Congress and Sisters and Brothers of America
            It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given me and my delegation. This visit, my fourth as the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy, to the country that is the world’s oldest democracy, comes at a time when our two nations are enjoying the warmest phase in their 70-year-old relationship.
            Over the last decade and a half, and especially over the last two years, our two countries have come closer on a range of issues from economic relations to mutually beneficial strategic and military ties to finding much common ground on global trade and climate change. All this has been facilitated by...

              India-US: A journey from difficult to normal

              2018-10-31T10:50:41+00:00June 1st, 2016|2016, May/June 2016, USA, Year|

              Mukesh Aghi is president of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), an influential bilateral agency focused on developing the strategic partnership between India and the US. Dr Aghi is perfectly placed to assess how far this partnership has strengthened, what the Indian Prime Minister can hope to take back from his upcoming American tour this time and what the post-Obama landscape could look like for India-US ties. Have India-US relations progressed significantly in the Modi-Obama era? We would have had a [...]

                India, UK strike £3.2bn climate change partnership

                2018-05-18T13:06:27+00:00December 2nd, 2015|2015, UK Welcomes Modi, Year, Yearend 2015|

                India and the UK have agreed on a comprehensive package of collaboration on energy and climate change which includes commercial deals worth £3.2 billion during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK. The UK and India reaffirmed the importance of addressing climate change and promoting secure, affordable and sustainable supplies of energy that will support economic growth, energy security and energy access.