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    As May files for EU divorce, wooing India must be a priority

    2018-09-04T12:57:29+00:00May 9th, 2017|2017/2018, INDIA-UK, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

    Now that Mrs May has triggered formal divorce proceedings with the EU, India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa explains how the UK could learn a lesson or two from the Japanese on getting up close to Modi's India. The late Sir James Goldsmith, the billionaire financier who spent a considerable part of his personal fortune on a campaign to force Great Britain out of the European Union, once famously said: “When a man marries his mistress, he creates a job vacancy.” [...]

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      Canada and India can take Commonwealth lead

      2018-08-01T12:16:17+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Commonwealth, COMMONWEALTH, December 2017, India & The World, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

      François-Philippe Champagne is Canada’s Minister for International Trade with over 20 years’ experience working for major companies worldwide. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with the minister soon after the inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in London recently to explore the potential of India-Canada ties within a broader multilateral context. What is the status of the Canada-India free trade agreement? The negotiation of the Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) began in November 2010. Nine rounds of negotiations have been held [...]

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        Time to stitch together a Commonwealth free trade bloc

        2018-08-06T13:32:35+00:00April 11th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Commonwealth, Year|

        There are seemingly insurmountable hurdles in the path of reinventing the Commonwealth as a multilateral free trade bloc but the potential upsides could make it a proposal worth pursuing. There is a superstition in some parts of India which posits that inauspicious beginnings beget the best outcomes. If this proposition contains even a grain of empirical truth, then the proposal to reimagine the 52-nation Commonwealth as a 21st century trading bloc couldn’t have got off to a better start. In [...]

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          Scotland vies for Indian investments

          2018-10-30T12:28:05+00:00April 10th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Hotspot, HOTSPOT, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

          The northern part of the United Kingdom is making a strong case for Indian businesses to choose Scotland as a base for their UK expansion plans. Scotland’s people are famous for the warmth of their welcome. Home to just over five million people, it is estimated that for every person living in Scotland, another five people living across the world have Scottish ancestry. With such close and extensive connections to every corner of the world, it is no wonder that [...]

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            A renaissance of India-South Africa ties

            2018-10-30T12:26:25+00:00April 10th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Emerging Markets, INDIA-AFRICA, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

            India is a crucial partner for South Africa’s economy which offers enormous trade and investment opportunities, writes an expert from the region. South Africa and India relations are enjoying an unprecedented renaissance, founded on shared economic interests and longstanding historical ties since the latter lifted economic sanctions against South Africa after the end of apartheid. Both countries are major players in the global economy and share a common vision of shaping the development agenda through multilateral engagements such as the [...]

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              A Commonwealth agenda for Growth

              2018-06-11T13:54:44+00:00April 10th, 2017|2017/2018, April 2017, Commonwealth, COMMONWEALTH, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

              The Commonwealth held a first-of-its-kind trade ministers’ meet recently to inject much-needed vigour into the organisation. The man behind the summit writes exclusively for ‘India Global Business’. The inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting (CTTM) on 9th March 2017 was an important moment for the Commonwealth. As many as 35 trade ministers from across the world, including Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa and the UK, came together not just for the sake of old [...]

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                India is the most open, Least protectionist economy today

                2018-12-03T12:47:10+00:00March 15th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Feature, India Investment Journal March Edition, Year|

                India’s Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, just completed a packed tour of the UK during which Prime Minister Theresa May dropped in to a Downing Street meeting with his British counterpart, Chancellor Philip Hammond. ‘India Investment Journal’ caught up with the senior Indian Cabinet minister in London to explore his message for foreign investors, a possible free trade agreement (FTA) with post-Brexit Britain and the next phase of his dramatic reform agenda for the Indian economy. Is [...]

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                  Vibrant Gujarat: Past, present and future

                  2019-01-02T11:24:01+00:00January 6th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal January 2017, State Focus: Gujarat, Year|

                  January 2017 marks the 8th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event, held every two years since 2003, has become a hub of business activity for a state recognised worldwide for its investor-friendly ecosystem. A UK-based entrepreneur who led Britain’s first-ever delegation to the summit gives ‘India Investment Journal’ his insights. The inaugural Vibrant Gujarat summit took place back in 2003 when I, as then chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce, led a trade mission [...]

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                    Why London attracts Indian companies, big and small

                    2018-09-05T12:49:54+00:00December 11th, 2016|2016, India-UK, Year, Yearend 2016|

                    London attracts many of India’s new adventurers looking to expand globally. A trade and investment expert from the mayor’s team tells ‘India Global Business’ why that will continue to be the case in the New Year. It is crucial London further strengthens ties with the great cities across India, because when it comes to business, we already share a special bond. We wish to underline the message that London is open to investment, trade and talent, and also that we [...]

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                      A new trade era: What it means for Asia and the UK

                      2018-09-05T12:52:26+00:00December 11th, 2016|2016, India-UK, Year, Yearend 2016|

                      From someone who vigorously campaigned for the UK to remain in the European Union, Alok Sharma now finds himself on a rather different kind of pitch as the Foreign Office Minister charged with Asia. His post-Brexit appointment led to a flurry of visits to Asia to deliver Prime Minister Theresa May’s “Brexit means Brexit” message. Many commentators call this century the Asian century. For historians, though, the reality is that the economic centre of gravity is merely returning Eastward. In [...]

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