Climate change partnership at heart of UK-India ties
As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out an ambitious new emissions cut target for 2030 ahead of COP26, he will be relying on India as one of the key partners to join forces.
UK rolls out its ‘flexible’ approach to global skills imports
With the December 31 deadline for the end of the Brexit transition period now just weeks away, the UK opened its new points-based system of Skilled Worker Visas which is largely viewed as good news for India.
International cooperation key to solving India’s water crisis
International collaborations are ushering in new opportunities and hopes in solving India’s water problem.
UK, India headed in the right direction with green finance, fintech
The Lord Mayor of London, William Russell, concluded a two-day virtual visit to India this week that focussed on enhancing the UK-India fintech collaboration and developing a pathway towards sustainable capital flow between the two countries. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, the global ambassador for the UK’s financial and professional services industry at the City of London Corporation sheds some light on the priority areas for closer cooperation, post-Brexit focus and the optimism around the UK’s very own Covid-19 vaccine offering a light at the end of the tunnel.
UK firms remain bullish on India through pandemic-hit months
A new industry-led report from the UK has found that British firms continued to invest around £140 million in India despite trade disruptions caused by Covid-19 between the months of April to June 2020.
The City of London will be India’s key ally in achieving key objectives
With less than twelve months to go until COP26, Catherine McGuiness, Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation outlines the many ways in which the UK and India can collaborate in the fight to green the global financial system.
UK, India keep up the momentum behind Early Harvest trade deals
UK Secretary of State Liz Truss and Indian Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met up for yet another virtual dialogue session to take stock of the progress made towards an Enhanced UK-India Trade Partnership.
Space is the limit for the UK-India OneWeb winning bid
A UK government consortium led by India’s Bharti Enterprises has bagged a cutting satellite technology company with an eye on a joint telecom revolution and universal connectivity.
India and the UK are reaping the benefits of a ‘healthy’ partnership
The Indian pharmaceutical industry is seeking to move up the global pharmaceutical value chain by investing into R&D for drug development. Given the UK’s strengths in this area it stands out as the perfect partner of choice.
Renewed focus on UK’s capital market potential in India’s green growth
The 10th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) between UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has brought fresh vigour into closer finance and investment alignment between the two countries.