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    2018-12-31T11:56:08+00:00November 25th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, State Focus/Andhra Pradesh, Year|

    Amaravati to have South Korean influence A “South Korea City” is expected to come up in Andhra Pradesh’s new capital, Amaravati, or elsewhere in the state as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu invited industrialists from the country to set up their ventures in the state. Naidu told a delegation of South Korean industrialists: “We will extend full cooperation and encouragement from the government if you make Andhra Pradesh your second capital and set up industries in a big way. We [...]

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      India matters for America; America Matters for India

      2020-03-06T13:00:29+00:00August 18th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, The Americas, Year|

      A new publication and web resource on India-US relations delves into a new era of multi-dimensional bilateral ties. “The relationship between India and America has overcome the ‘hesitations of history’.” This was a statement made by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at his joint address to the US Congress in 2016. The “hesitation” refers to the phase where in a bipolar Cold War era India decided to adopt a foreign policy of non-alignment and India’s weak economy pre-1991 wasn’t [...]

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        Outbound tourists are the biggest Indian job creators abroad

        2018-08-01T13:16:15+00:00August 17th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Sector Focus/Hospitality, Year|

        Indians spend an estimated $20 billion on their travels around the world, boosting local economies and creating jobs. A WTO study says this figure will rise to $60 billion by 2020, or about the same as the total FDI inflow into India last year. Let us start with two simple quiz questions: Which Indian group has spent the largest sum of money in the US since the turn of the millennium? And ditto for Europe? Okay, here’s are a few [...]

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          India-Israel: Past tense, future perfect

          2018-08-02T10:16:51+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, Cover Story, June 2017, Year|

          When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel in July, not only will he be bringing the otherwise warm relationship between the two countries out of the closet, he will also be marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of formal and full-fledged diplomatic relations between the two countries. Modi’s visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to Israel, also marks the decisive de-hyphening of the relationship with India’s traditional support for the Palestine cause. Modi will not be [...]

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            Fact Sheet: An Expat’s Guide to Bhopal

            2018-12-05T11:02:20+00:00November 18th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal November Edition, State Focus: Madhya Pradesh, Year|

            Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural as well as artificial lakes. It also claims to be one of the greenest cities in India. Havelis, famous cave paintings, grand mosques and museums co-exist alongside modern flyovers, bridges and tall buildings. While the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster made headlines of the wrong kind, the city has come a long way over the years to take its rightful place among India’s [...]

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              Is it time Britain simplified visas for Indians?

              2018-10-31T07:25:05+00:00August 9th, 2016|2016, Brexit Special, July/August 2016, Year|

              The Royal Commonwealth Society, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), recently released a new report that lays out the business case for simplifying the visa process for Indian tourists coming to Britain. ‘India Global Business’ explores the bounce it can offer a Brexit-hit UK economy.

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