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    An Indian backstop: Insurance policy for a stronger post-Brexit Britain

    2019-03-11T14:59:49+00:00March 11th, 2019|2019, Home Page, UK Edition – March 2019|

    As the Brexit deadline looms, all options are on the table. But British Prime Minister Theresa May should be selling her deal to the British public by also leveraging the existing technology and economic cooperation agreements her government signed with India last year. Will Brexit be delayed? British International Trade Secretary Liam Fox thinks it is possible, if Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal is rejected and Article 50 extended. It will be very unfortunate, “but, if we have no option, [...]

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      Reinventing transportation for the future

      2019-03-11T14:59:29+00:00February 25th, 2019|2019, Home Page, UK Edition – March 2019|

      Ben Legg is the Managing Director of Ola UK and in charge of the Indian ride-hailing company’s expansion strategy for the UK market since its entry last year. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he traces Ola’s journey in the UK so far, plans for a London launch and prospects of the online transportation model in future. What is Ola's broad strategy for the UK market? Ola wants to reinvent the way people and goods move around, making it [...]

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        On a connectivity mission from hospital to home

        2019-02-15T14:34:58+00:00February 15th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – February 2019|

        Vivek Kopparthi is the Co-Founder and CEO of NeoLight, a healthcare technology company that works around empathy-driven solutions. In this interview, he traces the origins of the unique concept, how the company plans to reach out to countries like India with its innovative models and some top tips for other healthcare entrepreneurs in the making. How did NeoLight come about and what has its journey been like so far? NeoLight started off over a dinner conversation about world plaguing problems [...]

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          UK-India Tech Partnership brings together two of the world’s most innovative countries

          2019-02-15T14:37:43+00:00February 8th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – February 2019|

          As Britain continues to work on an acceptable withdrawal agreement with the European Union (EU), one of the senior-most UK ministers at the heart of the debate reiterates the importance of India-UK ties in a post-Brexit context. It has never been more important for the UK to work with old allies and new partners across the world to boost trade and preserve the international rules-based system. And no country is more central to this plan than India. Our relationship is [...]

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            Creating an India-UK corridor to nurture tech collaborations

            2018-12-24T13:31:33+00:00November 29th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – December 2018|

            An investment expert goes into some of what drives her cross-border fund which aims to help scale up early-stage UK-based technology businesses into India. The significance and impact of technology in our personal and professional lives cannot be discounted. Economies around the world are increasingly depending on the growth in their digital assets. Furthermore, technology has also gained increased significance in our personal lives. Consumer products, home appliances, phones, even jewelry items among others are witnessing technological disruptions. This has [...]

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              Hong Kong: Where business goes to grow

              2018-12-11T10:28:25+00:00November 29th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – December 2018|

              Invest Hong Kong makes a play for Indian investments as the region vigorously promotes innovation and technology. Hong Kong is a highly dynamic city that serves as the perfect platform for Indian companies expanding into China and Asia Pacific. It is a modern, fast-paced, hyper-connected and business-friendly city with a multitude of advantages to ensure businesses enjoy a level playing field and flourish. Core Advantages Strategic location in Asia: Hong Kong enjoys an enviable and strategic location in the heart [...]

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                Artificial Intelligence the buzz word in start-up ecosystems

                2020-04-27T14:17:04+00:00October 26th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – October 2018|

                AI and machine learning are diversifying human thinking in India and around the world, writes an industry expert. Unless you have been burrowed deep underground for the last couple of years, you would have most likely heard of artificial intelligence (AI). Advanced technologies like AI and machine learning have gone beyond human intelligence and offer solutions in areas like e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, education, surveillance amongst others. The bare fact is that this new category of intelligence is undoubtedly diversifying human [...]

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                  India’s tech sector takes centre stage

                  2020-03-24T11:25:27+00:00October 12th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – October 2018|

                  The country’s technology and cyber space segment has seen a lot of activity in recent weeks. Samsung opens its biggest store in India Samsung Electronics Co Ltd opened its biggest mobile store in the world in India as it tries to take pole position in the world’s second-biggest smartphone market amid fierce competition from Chinese brands. The South Korean tech giant’s roughly 33,000 sq ft store in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru will help it extend its lead in [...]

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                    HCL Tech renews IT deal with Anglo American

                    2018-10-01T13:25:01+00:00October 1st, 2018|Uncategorized|

                    IT services major HCL Technologies said it has inked a five-year infrastructure services deal with global diversified mining business Anglo American. The multi-year deal will see HCL continue to support Anglo American through the adoption of cloud and reducing the latter's global data centre footprint through continued consolidation of on-premise infrastructure, a statement said. Through the renewed deal, HCL will further improve quality and consistency by standardising and centralising IT infrastructure services across both Anglo American and diamond company De [...]

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                      How technology is enabling the India-UK relationship to grow from strength to strength

                      2018-09-24T10:35:35+00:00September 21st, 2018|2017/2018, Home Page, UK Edition – September 2018|

                      Rolls-Royce’s India chief explores the India-UK relationship from the context of manufacturing and technological advancements. India and the UK have been collaborating across multiple fields and at diverse levels. Several UK companies continue to play a major part in supporting India’s development. For example, Rolls-Royce has been supporting Indian Armed Forces since the past 85 years when it powered the first aircraft of both Indian Air Force and the Navy. Today, the share of Indian companies investing in the UK [...]

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