Author: Manojladwa
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Any clues? The UK’s ‘Global Britain and India’ inquiry is timed just right
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A recently announced inquiry by the UK Parliament’s influential Foreign Affairs Committee on how Global Britain must engage with India is welcome and much needed, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. I was fascinated and somewhat enthused when British PM Theresa May coined the term “Global Britain” soon after coming…
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I agree with Chidambaram that the falling Rupee is not such a bad thing
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The former Indian Finance Minister’s analysis of the weaker Rupee giving a much-needed boost to domestic industries is a sound one, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Nursery rhymes, though meant for little children, often hide larger truths behind the small rhymes. Seeing emerging market currencies, including the…
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Demonetisation has shaken up the shadow economy
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The efficacy of the Indian government’s move to demonetise bank notes in November 2016 must also be judged by its positive impact on the global supply chain, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. It’s a tale of two reports, each of which tells a different story. But…
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As politics moves to the centre-stage in India, the stakes are high at home and abroad
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The Indian General Election may still be months away but as the political scene hots up, India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa does a deeper dive on what may be in store for 2019. I meet people of all walks of life on my frequent visits to India –…
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Tackling the Dragon in India’s cyber rooms
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Despite his long-held belief in India’s systematic economic liberalisation and opening to global competition, India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa raises concerns about China’s current free-run in the country’s buoyant social media space. I recently read a very disturbing piece in ‘The Times’ (London) about Russia allegedly “targeting British teenagers as part of…
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Four years of reforms and hard graft in India
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The Modi government’s performance over the last four years can be assessed through the lens of some key indicators. A one-page editorial is hardly enough space to do justice to a review of four years of governance, so, this piece will necessarily have to only touch upon a few mainly economic…
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Rahul Gandhi’s assessment of Islamic State is Irresponsible & Bizarre
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Speaking in Hamburg earlier this week, the Congress president and candidiate for the prime ministry of India, Rahul Gandhi, made a strange and convoluted assessment of the roots of the Islamic State. He linked the creation of the Islamic State to the alleged denial of jobs to a particular tribe…
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Sajid, smart young Indians must be encouraged to jump on the Global Britain bus
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India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa calls on the UK Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, for a more pragmatic approach to the vexed issue of immigration. With Sajid Javid’s appointment as Home Secretary, those who believe in meritocracy, aspiration and progressive immigration policies are hoping that they have a voice in the…
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India cracks down on economic offenders
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Indian PM Narendra Modi strikes at the heart of crony capitalism with new law to confiscate the assets of fugitives who flee the Indian judicial system to other jurisdictions, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Most Indians had not heard of Nirav Modi prior to the beginning of…
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Australia unveils $100bn investment strategy for India
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India-Australia relations set for a boost with the release of ‘An India Economic Strategy to 2035’ report that seeks to enhance trade and people-to-people ties, writes India Inc. Founder and CEO Manoj Ladwa. Most Indians don’t know much about Australia barring its history of producing top class cricketers. And it’s a…