Author: Manojladwa

  • ‘Go Global’ will be Mantra for India Inc. in 2018

    ‘Go Global’ will be Mantra for India Inc. in 2018

    FDI flows into and out of India in 2017 remained as robust as before. This, and a series of policy measures taken by the Narendra Modi government, have laid the platform for the economy to go global in 2018, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. I think it…

  • India & New Zealand – the future looks bright, with much to do

    India & New Zealand – the future looks bright, with much to do

    India’s ties with New Zealand can be designed as a template for closer Commonwealth cooperation, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. India and New Zealand share ties that go back centuries – as former British colonies and as important members of the Commonwealth. But unfortunately, the relationship hasn’t yet achieved the…

  • India’s claim to becoming a major global export hub gets big boost

    India’s claim to becoming a major global export hub gets big boost

    A recent raft of measures revising India’s foreign trade policy is set to bolster exports and further the ease of doing business in the country, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The Narendra Modi government this week gave a big boost to flagging Indian exports by announcing several…

  • Sadiq’s visit highlights the opportunities for India and the UK post Brexit

    Sadiq’s visit highlights the opportunities for India and the UK post Brexit

    Sadiq Khan’s #LondonIsOpen campaign to the subcontinent, which has been received with much enthusiasm in India, is a first of its kind, with Khan being the first London Mayor to visit both India and Pakistan. The Mayor’s campaign to promote trade and cultural ties between the UK and India comes at a time when Britain faces a brave new post-Brexit world. It emphasises the UK’s need to urgently shore up its international alliances, and in particular its relationship…

  • As Brexit looms, it’s time for Britain to forge a new, equal relationship with India

    As Brexit looms, it’s time for Britain to forge a new, equal relationship with India

    The Indian Prime Minister’s meeting with HRH Prince Charles this week is no ordinary meeting. The two could hardly have come from more different backgrounds: Prince Charles was born the heir to the British throne; the Indian Prime Minister was born into a humble family that once sold tea on…

  • Global and open: What Sadiq Khan’s visit means for the future of UK-India relations

    Global and open: What Sadiq Khan’s visit means for the future of UK-India relations

    This week, Sadiq Khan takes his #LondonIsOpen campaign direct to the subcontinent, making him the first London mayor to visit both India and Pakistan. The mayor’s effort to promote trade and cultural ties between the UK and India comes at a critical juncture. As Britain faces its brave new post-Brexit…

  • A new, transformational wave of global entrepreneurs

    A new, transformational wave of global entrepreneurs

    The latest edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad heralds a new wave of transformational change from its theme of ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’ to Mitra the Robot, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. This was the stuff of science fiction when I was growing…

  • UK-India Week 2018: Brexit Britain meets global India

    UK-India Week 2018: Brexit Britain meets global India

    In June next year, an exclusive and incisive set of events will take the UK-India bilateral relationship into the realm of some out-of-the-box thinking, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The UK is India’s 15th largest trading partner and trade has fallen 20.2 per cent in recent times. Another…

  • The UK-India partnership thrives on London’s power to raise green finance

    The UK-India partnership thrives on London’s power to raise green finance

    Vince Cable’s ambition to establish the global capital of green finance in London is just the kind of vision our Indian partners want to see from the UK’s political leaders. India – home to almost half of the world’s most-polluted cities – knows the environmental cost of its rapid economic…

  • The narrative is turning for the better in India – on economy and elsewhere

    The narrative is turning for the better in India – on economy and elsewhere

    Prime Minister Modi’s bold move into unchartered territories has changed the economic and strategic narrative for India on the global stage, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Sometimes, you can almost see the narrative turning. Close on the heels of India vaulting into the top 100 on the…