Category: Side Panel

  • Are women who live in Indian slums so dispensable?

    Are women who live in Indian slums so dispensable?

    When I heard of the death of 254 Indian women during a cervical cancer clinical trail in India, I was shocked. Wouldn’t anybody? Initially and mainly my shock was to do with the huge number of deaths.

  • Do you know what you’ll be doing on 5th October 2014?

    Do you know what you’ll be doing on 5th October 2014?

    I do. And its the same thing my wife, two daughters and I have done for the past few years. We will be giving. Not food, clothes, or money. We will be giving something more precious. Something which we can never acquire or earn back. We will be giving a…

  • India Inc Conclave gets a big thumbs up!

    India Inc Conclave gets a big thumbs up!

    Always good to receive feedback. But the overwhelming and positive feedback from delegates attending this weeks India Inc Global Wealth Management Conclave has been beyond all our expectations. The India Inc team are planning more such events during the course of the year – connecting people to India’s emerging globalisation…

  • UK Minister launches special issue of India Investment Journal

    UK Minister launches special issue of India Investment Journal

    Delighted that Rt Hon Greg Barker MP, the UK Minister for Engagement with India launched the special issue of our India Investment Journal in London.

  • Indian Wealth Management Opportunities in Uncertain Times

    Indian Wealth Management Opportunities in Uncertain Times

    The protection of hard-earned wealth becomes as important as its accumulation in uncertain economic times.

  • India is abysmal when it comes to ease of doing business. Will it ever change? Here’s what Manoj Ladwa would do.

    India is abysmal when it comes to ease of doing business. Will it ever change? Here’s what Manoj Ladwa would do.

    Has doing business in India become easier? The simple answer is no. I have been advising foreign companies establish and do business (big and small) in India for nearly 20 years. During this time India has transformed from a closed economy to an open one and from an agriculture-entrenched system…

  • India at Davos: Promising little, delivering nothing

    India at Davos: Promising little, delivering nothing

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) attracted the customary economic and political heavy-weights to its annual meeting at Davos this year but India seemed missing in action.

  • India achieves Polio free milestone

    India achieves Polio free milestone

    Today is one of the greatest days for modern India. The government declared a little while ago that India was officially a Polio free country. This is tremendous achievement in public health care. Now let’s attack other horrible but preventable diseases.

  • Best wishes for India Incorporated by David Cameron- With Manoj Ladwa

    Best wishes for India Incorporated by David Cameron- With Manoj Ladwa

    In October this year, India Incorporated launched a first-of-its-kind India Investment Journal, focusing on the How and Who of the India growth story. The Education special edition was launched at our Education Investment Conclave by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Chair of UK-India Business Council. It is with great pleasure we…

  • UK- Ahmedabad direct flights

    UK- Ahmedabad direct flights

    Yesterday I handed over a petition with actor Paresh Raval to Gujarat CM Narendra bhai Modi on behalf of the readers of Asian Voice/Gujarat Samachar Over 9000 UK Indians signed requesting direct non stop flights between London and Ahmedabad. The Chief Minister promised to continue to support this campaign to…