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    Brexit-bound UK must protect and promote Indian investments

    2019-05-23T05:49:28+00:00May 22nd, 2019|2019, UK Edition – May 2019|

    CII and Grant Thornton India’s ‘Britain Meets India report’ shows that the UK is the fourth largest investor in India. Whilst many Indian companies, such as Tata, have had a presence in the UK for over 100 years, it was not really until the financial reforms of 1991, when India liberalised its economy, that we saw Indian investment start to accelerate internationally and get to the level we see today. The reforms removed the numerous hurdles and restrictions that previously [...]

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      The 2020s will be the India decade and the UK must act in time

      2019-06-21T09:29:35+00:00May 22nd, 2019|2019, Home Page, UK Edition – May 2019|

      Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner presents his views on what UK’s rapidly growing exports to India mean in the context of global growth forecasts. In most of my 30-year career in business starting in 1980, British businesses viewed the Indian economy as a slow, dusty pitch where visitors would be frustrated by the lack of pace and bounce. They could occupy the crease, but it was hard to be a hero. But times have changed. Now, my main task, as Her [...]

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        The positives of Indian-Thai investments

        2019-08-28T13:27:05+00:00May 22nd, 2019|2019, UK Edition – May 2019|

        The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) summarises the advantages Indian companies can avail by investing in Thailand while highlighting some of the government’s initiatives for foreign companies. For decades, Thailand and India have expanded their bilateral relationship in breadth and depth, from culture and tourism to trade and investment. Since the global economic growth centre has shifted to Asia in recent years, economic opportunities have been rising, so as to the potential trade between Thailand and India. Thailand, with its [...]

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          The many reasons to invest and grow a business in Winnipeg

          2019-08-28T13:33:04+00:00March 27th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019, Home Page|

          A senior representative of the Canadian city’s economic development agency lays out a series of attractive factors for Indian companies to consider as part of their expansion plans. Trading ties between Canada and India have been mutually beneficial for investors in both countries for many years. When it comes to the best place in Canada to maximise investment opportunities, there is one city that is being increasingly recognized as a world-class commerce hub, well-positioned to help businesses flourish. That city is Winnipeg, [...]

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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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              The ‘Indian Backstop’: A Brexit insurance policy May should be investing in more

              2020-08-20T07:07:22+00:00March 8th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – March 2019|

              Rather than talking down a post-Brexit UK, I have remained firm in my view that Brexit or no Brexit, we must showcase the opportunities that India provides, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. People in the Western world are well aware of the story of Roman Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned. History seems to repeating itself in a distant corner of what was once the Roman empire – Britain. The deadline for leaving the European Union (EU) is [...]

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                Israel is a global innovation powerhouse

                2019-03-11T14:59:12+00:00March 8th, 2019|2019, Home Page, UK Edition – March 2019|

                Ziva Eger has been serving as Chief Executive of Foreign Investments and Industrial Cooperation Authority at the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry since October 2014. In this interview, Eger delves into Israel’s investment promotion credentials and why Indian companies can find the perfect fit in the region. What makes Israel a hotspot for investments from India? First, like investors from other countries, Indian companies are attracted to Israel due to its position as global innovation powerhouse. Israel has a [...]

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                  India-Scotland ties in need of revival

                  2019-03-11T14:58:55+00:00March 8th, 2019|2019, Home Page, UK Edition – March 2019|

                  An entrepreneur based in Scotland traces some of the underlying strengths that India can tap into to deepen ties with the region. The economic relationship between India and Scotland can be traced back to the 17th century, when the Scottish reached India as the first batch of East India Company’s officers. They fell in love with the rich and diverse India. They contributed at the time by starting Tea and Rubber Plantations, Roads and Rail links and infrastructure development, exploring [...]

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                    India-US: Strategic on security, transactional on trade

                    2020-08-20T07:07:28+00:00March 1st, 2019|Uncategorized|

                    There is now unprecedented alignment on security between India and the US, the same needs to happen on trade, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The unprecedented US support for India and its right to self-defence following the Pulwama terrorist attack last month, has highlighted how far the relationship has come between the two previously wary partners. There has been significant strategic alignment on defence and geopolitical matters. This is hugely encouraging. But the picture changes quite dramatically [...]

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                      New Zealand: A safe and easy place for Indian investors

                      2019-02-15T14:35:01+00:00February 15th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – February 2019|

                      Joanna Kempkers is the New Zealand High Commissioner to India. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, the career diplomat lays out the investment climate on offer for Indian companies, prospects of a free trade agreement and areas where the Commonwealth bond between the two countries can be further strengthened. What is the nature of Indian investments in New Zealand and what are the areas these can be further enhanced in? Investment from India to New Zealand has been concentrated [...]

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