Category: New
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UK-India tech jugaad can open up many possibilities
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Distractions of Brexit aside, the exchange of ideas like frugal innovation and joint projects can start clicking into place as part of the UK-India Tech Partnership, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. As you will know by now, I am a passionate votary of closer UK-India ties across…
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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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A Statue of Unity for a modern India
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It is time the world got to learn a little more about the contribution of Sardar Patel in setting India on the path of today’s economic growth trajectory, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. India is the toast of global investors. A 1.3 billion-strong nation with a…
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Chopstick Diplomacy: Decoding the Modi-Abe equation
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The Modi-Abe chemistry can translate into a great partnership model of global economic and strategic cooperation, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. It was Shinzo Abe who, in his first term as Japan’s Prime Minister, had suggested an “Arc of Democracy” from Japan to India as the defining…
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Ease of Doing Business: Modi government’s hard work paying off
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India’s dramatic jump of 23 places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index will encourage foreign investors who are otherwise facing turbulent times globally, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The hard work put in by the Narendra Modi government over the last four-and-a-half years is…
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Don’t ignore Comrade Corbyn’s march
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The UK’s Labour Party leader is uncomfortable in engaging with Modi’s India; but neither he nor Indians can afford to ignore each other anymore, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Like many people, I, too, am concerned about the fate of the Brexit negotiations and the UK’s future…
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Modi’s actions speak louder than fake bluster on ‘crony capitalism’
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The Indian government’s decisive and structured crackdown on corrupt practices sits uneasily with any allegations of corruption, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. India’s Opposition are hell bent on hanging the charge of corruption and crony capitalism on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even twisting and mistranslating emails…
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Tackling the Dragon in India’s cyber rooms
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Despite his long-held belief in India’s systematic economic liberalisation and opening to global competition, India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa raises concerns about China’s current free-run in the country’s buoyant social media space. I recently read a very disturbing piece in ‘The Times’ (London) about Russia allegedly “targeting British teenagers as part of…
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Trump’s ‘Tariff King’ jibe more bark than bite, we hope
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The US President’s high stakes game of global poker threatens to derail some of the hard work done on India-US relations, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. It was only last week that US President Donald Trump praised India in glowing terms, calling it a free society of a billion-plus people…
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Modicare: High tech, high impact, high expectations
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The world’s largest publicly-funded health insurance scheme launched in India is a combination of technology, modern management techniques and a laser sharp political focus, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. A poor domestic help in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand by the name of Manju Devi was…