Category: Articles
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Modi Unites All: Did TIME magazine change stance after BJP's landslide win?
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With its May 10 issue, the TIME magazine, landed in a controversy by calling Narendra Modi India’s “Divider in Chief”. The TIME cover story came in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections and riled up Modi supporters across the country. Now, days after the election results gave Modi a…
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Modi’s multilateral push gets another boost
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Following in the footsteps of the International Solar Alliance, a new UN-backed multilateral organisation will be headquartered in New Delhi. Less flaunted but still another feather in Modi’s foreign policy cap, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Flipping through Indian newspapers, a report caught my eye: the Narendra…
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Blind Balancing Act
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Britain requires decisive collective leadership, of the style it has been known for, to clinch any kind of resolution to the blind balancing act that is Brexit, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. With yet another Brextention and a new October 31 Halloween target for Brexit, the biggest…
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BJP Manifesto: Recognising the changing character of jobs
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India’s opposition parties led by the Congress have been trying to corner the Narendra Modi government over reports appearing in sections of the media that seem to suggest high unemployment. These articles cite an alleged government report that is still not ready and a report by the Centre for Monitoring…
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EU’s India Strategy – Days of benign neglect seem over
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A recent European Commission draft on engaging with India could mark an end to the era of benign neglect on both sides, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Brexit deal or no deal, the much anticipated UK-India trade pact is unlikely to see the light of day anytime soon.…
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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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Modi’s personal political capital has made life easier for Indian women
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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…
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‘Go Global’ will be Mantra for India Inc. in 2018
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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…
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India & New Zealand – the future looks bright, with much to do
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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…
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Innovation in India: A work in progress
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India is in need of a cultural makeover and change of pace before it can become a global hub for innovation, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. On my first visit to Palo Alto this week, I was impressed by its fabled innovation eco-system. Palo Alto, arguably the main engine…