Author: Manojladwa
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Will Modi’s charm melt Trump?
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The Indian PM’s visit to Washington will be crucial to determine how much the US President is in a mood to listen. The Indian political leadership has, since Independence, rooted for a multi-polar world. Now, with Donald Trump’s US voluntarily pulling back from its role as world’s peace keeper of…
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Fractured Britain should Engage it’s Diaspora communities more
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The UK election delivered a fractured verdict. So too did the Brexit vote the year before. Neither were decisive by any stretch of the imagination, or what competing spin doctors may claim. In fact, since 2010, when the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats became uneasy bedfellows, the UK has been…
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What the UK election shocker means for India
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The UK election results are nothing short of a political earthquake – the second one to hit the UK in 10 months, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Just as David Cameron had misread the public mood in Britain when he called for the Brexit vote, Theresa May’s decision to…
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ब्रिटेन के चुनावों में मिले झटके का भारत पर प्रभाव
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ब्रिटेन में चुनावों के नतीजे राजनीतिक भूचाल से कम नहीं हैं – 10 महीने के भीतर ब्रिटने में आया दूसरा भूचाल, कहना है इंडिया इंक के सीईओ मनोज लाडवा का। जिस तरह डेविड कैमरॉन उस समय ब्रिटेन में जनता का इरादा भांपने में चूक कर गए थे, जब उन्होंने ब्रेक्जिट…
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In defence of a strategic Make in India policy
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The Strategic Partnership Policy (SPP) could throw open deals worth over $20bn to six selected private sector companies in India. India’s defence forces will get their first fighter jets, submarines, helicopters and armoured vehicles made in India by the private sector within a few years. And it is entirely probable…
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Solving India’s electricity deficit
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The easy availability of electricity is a critical enabler of socio-economic growth in India, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. The basic building block for sustained economic growth is now in place. From a chronically electricity-deficit country, India has, in a space of three short years, turned the power sector…
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Re-imagining the Commonwealth
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It may be time to anoint New Delhi as a hub for a reimagined Commonwealth, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. This week the Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a report which claims that if the UK and India sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), this could boost bilateral trade by…
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Rewarding excellence in the UK-India dynamic
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India Inc. hosted UK-India Awards in London mark an important milestone in this centuries-old relationship in need of reinvigoration, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Britain is in General Election overdrive, with the release of party manifestos and campaign stops across the length and breadth of the country dominating the…
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A shortlist to UK-India success
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The shortlist of India Inc. hosted inaugural UK-India Awards 2017 reads like a catalogue of past successes and a promise of the vast potential for the future, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. A new report by a leading UK-based think tank released this week claims there is enough untapped…
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UK & India: Where are we heading?
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Our cover story this time is aptly titled ‘Yeh Dosti’. Indian readers will be familiar with the eponymous song from the iconic Bollywood blockbuster ‘Sholay’, which, even 42 years after its release, remains synonymous with undying friendship and renewal of relationships. To dwell a little further on the renewal analogy, here in…