Author: Manojladwa

  • Tata Group: Navigating Troubled Waters

    Tata Group: Navigating Troubled Waters

    By Manoj Ladwa As the Tata Group navigates troubled waters, Brand India must not be the ultimate loser, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa.   I have admired the Tata Group for almost as long as I can remember. I took great pride when Tata acquired marquee British…

  • Modi’s personal political capital has made life easier for Indian women

    Modi’s personal political capital has made life easier for Indian women

    by Manoj Ladwa India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa marks International Women’s Day with a review of how the BJP-Modi government is delivering on its promise to women voters.    International Women’s Day has come and gone but what hasn’t is the growing recognition that women in India must…

  • A Grizzly In The Room

    A Grizzly In The Room

    Prime Minister Modi and Canadian Premier, Justin Trudeau, to steer past roadblocks towards greater economic cooperation. The much anticipated Narendra Modi bear hug and welcome tweet took their time coming. These by now, signature Modi welcome rituals for visiting foreign leaders were delayed, experts and the media in both countries and, indeed,…

  • Fortune Seekers: Does India have some answers for Brexit Britain?

    Fortune Seekers: Does India have some answers for Brexit Britain?

    by Manoj Ladwa Businesses, the diaspora and policy powerhouses will all need to work in tandem to build lasting UK-India ties, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. This year, there is an important chance to reassess the strength of India’s bond with the UK and show the world…

  • New-look ‘India Global Business’ to go fortnightly from next week

    New-look ‘India Global Business’ to go fortnightly from next week

    From the UK-India dynamic and India’s wider integration with the global economy to FDI reviews, IGB remains the reliable source of views and analysis in a reinvigorated avatar, explains India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. A few years ago, when I launched ‘India Global Business’ and ‘India Investment Journal’…

  • A New Era Is Upon Us

    A New Era Is Upon Us

    The world is undergoing a great transformational change, and so is India. But India is ready for it. This was the stuff of science fiction when I was growing up in the 1970s and 80s. The event: the inauguration of the eighth edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in…

  • As Modi sounds the poll bugle for 2019, the gloom-mongers start to work overtime

    As Modi sounds the poll bugle for 2019, the gloom-mongers start to work overtime

    by Manoj Ladwa The Indian Prime Minister was at his combative best this week, setting out the battle lines for the Indian General Election next year, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi practically sounded the poll bugle for 2019 in two recent speeches…

  • Strong Numbers Built India’s Case At WEF

    Strong Numbers Built India’s Case At WEF

    As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in snowed-in Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF), it seemed, just couldn’t get enough of India. A reception at the Congress Center, the main WEF venue, had a distinctly Indian flavour, what with samosas, kachodis and dosas (Indian savoury snacks) going around. Bollywood…

  • Jaitley’s ‘New India’ Budget packs a punch: 5 top takeaways for foreign investors

    The key message of the Indian Budget 2018 is that the government is staying the course of reforms, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. ou have to hand it to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He can think big, really big. The world may still be debating the pros and cons of…

  • The privatisation of Air India will test Modi’s reformist resolve

    The privatisation of Air India will test Modi’s reformist resolve

    The proposed privatisation of India’s state-owned carrier is a delicate balancing act and will test Modi’s reformist resolve, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The proposed privatisation of Air India, the country’s flag carrier, will test both the Narendra Modi government’s resolve to push through politically contentious reforms…