Category: Archives
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Rishi Sunak will deliver progress, but don’t expect miracles overnight in India-UK relations
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It was only a few days ago that the world was looking at the UK in absolute bewilderment. And understandably so. A country known and respected for stability and prudence plunged itself into the most unprecedented political and economic crisis. From the maverick reign of Boris Johnson to the kamikaze…
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Rishi Sunak has unleashed a spirit of aspiration
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As Rishi Sunak makes history as the first British Indian Prime Minister of the UK, India Global Forum (IGF) Founder Professor Manoj Ladwa reflects upon the significance of this inspirational achievement and the spirit of aspiration it has unleashed this Diwali. On a cold winter evening in November 2015, 13…
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The real work on India-UK relations starts now
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The recent virtual summit between Indian PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson underlined ambition and enthusiasm like never before. Ties are at an ‘inflection point’ but much hard work lies ahead if we are not to fritter away this opportunity, writes India Inc Founder and CEO Manoj…
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Technology nationalism is here to stay
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The West is suspicious of China’s tech ambitions. India is wary of Big Tech’s unfettered access to and commercial use of Indian data. It boils down to a question of trust. Users are increasingly asking: who do I distrust the least, writes India Inc Founder and CEO Manoj Ladwa. A…
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The next Brexit chapter: Trust and trade
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India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa looks back at the long and arduous journey of the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), through some iconic ‘India Global Business’ front covers since 2016, and weighs up the UK’s very own tryst with destiny. [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”custom” rule_size=””…
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India@70 ready for relationships of equals
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As India marks its 70th year of Independence, India Inc. CEO and Founder Manoj Ladwa spells out the contours of what a more proactive UK-India partnership could look like. In the 70 years since independence, the UK’s bilateral relationship with India has undergone many twists and turns, but the biggest…
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Swaminarayan Hinduism
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A refreshing and scholarly work – a much needed response to what often feels like entrenched Hinduphobia in the academic world and media. I attended its launch at Kings College London yesterday evening. Congratulations to the editors – the renowned Raymond Williams and Yogi Trivedi – an expectational and brilliant…
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Modi’s Global Solar Alliance: Will cynics find darkness here too?
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Effective and efficient deployment of solar power could prove to be major catalyst for empowerment of those on the wrong side of socio-economic divide. Prime Minister Modi described “the sunrise of new hope, not just for clean energy but for villages and homes still in darkness, for mornings and evening…
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This week is National Langar Week!
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Gurdwaras across the UK will go that extra special mile in offering free vegetarian food to those less fortunate.
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Dadabhai Naoroji Awards Reception 2014
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Lovely to visit the beautiful Durbar Court at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Westminster to attend a reception for Indian Minister Sushma Swaraj who awarded the first recipients of the Dadabhai Naoroji Awards. Rest of the pics are here.