Category: Politics
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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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Only a brave punter will bet against Modi in 2019
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A western foreign diplomat’s rumoured punt against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading his party to victory in 2019 is brave, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. A very senior Western diplomat serving in Delhi is widely rumoured to have placed a wager against a big Indian industrialist…
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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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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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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…
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As politics moves to the centre-stage in India, the stakes are high at home and abroad
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The Indian General Election may still be months away but as the political scene hots up, India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa does a deeper dive on what may be in store for 2019. I meet people of all walks of life on my frequent visits to India –…
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As Modi sounds the poll bugle for 2019, the gloom-mongers start to work overtime
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by Manoj Ladwa The Indian Prime Minister was at his combative best this week, setting out the battle lines for the Indian General Election next year, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi practically sounded the poll bugle for 2019 in two recent speeches…
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Jaitley’s ‘New India’ Budget packs a punch: 5 top takeaways for foreign investors
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The key message of the Indian Budget 2018 is that the government is staying the course of reforms, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. ou have to hand it to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He can think big, really big. The world may still be debating the pros and cons of…
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The privatisation of Air India will test Modi’s reformist resolve
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The proposed privatisation of India’s state-owned carrier is a delicate balancing act and will test Modi’s reformist resolve, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The proposed privatisation of Air India, the country’s flag carrier, will test both the Narendra Modi government’s resolve to push through politically contentious reforms…