Tag: Britain
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Stop tilting at windmills, Mr Trump & Co.
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Donald Trump and his fellow travellers in Europe are doing their countries a disservice by recklessly pulling up the drawbridge on immigration, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Everyone knows that whenever their fortresses and castles came under siege, kings of old would pass the order to pull up the…
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Trumpeting Brexit
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India will have to be careful the tide of anti-globalisation does not derail its own march to economic growth, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Two events, unrelated at some levels, but intrinsically connected to the world’s – and India’s – continuing economic prosperity are unfolding simultaneously on two sides…
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Questions Theresa May must answer
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Days before Theresa May lands in India for her visit as British Prime Minister, India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa flags up some very crucial questions she must answer. British Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen New Delhi as the first foreign capital she will visit outside Europe since taking office in July. Coming…
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West must not shut doors to Indian talent
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by Manoj Ladwa I, of course, understand the pressures the UK, US and other Western economies are under through unchecked immigration and the sapping of their own homegrown skills talent pool. However, the market evangelists have converted to the dogmas of those they preached free trade to. How else can one square…
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Trade and terror don't go hand in hand
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by Manoj Ladwa India yesterday conducted measured ‘surgical strikes’ on known terror camps in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to repeated terror attacks supported from across the border in recent months. US National Security Advisor Susan Rice called Ajit Doval, her opposite number in India, and told him the White…
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Donald Trump to address Hindu Americans at New Jersey rally
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I wonder, will the US see a shift by Indians away from the Democrats to Republicans in the same way that there has been a shift from Labour to the Conservatives in the UK over the past few years? Read more…
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Liam Fox turns up volume on UK-India relations; India will ask 'Where are the lyrics'?
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by Manoj Ladwa If the ongoing turf wars between the three ministers in charge of delivering Brexit is anything to go by, the UK is yet to get its act fully together. Liam Fox, who took charge as minister for international trade in the Theresa May led government recently, will…
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Namaste! HSS, Why?
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This weekend thousands of people from across the UK will be converging on a purpose built tent village just outside London to celebrate the 50th anniversary of HSS UK. I too am looking forward to the celebrations and meeting many old friends, some I haven’t seen for over 25 years.…
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What will India make of Churchill bhakht Boris Johnson
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by Manoj Ladwa Theresa May has been brutal in the selection of ministers who will serve in her government. The new British Prime Minister used the opportunity for a widespread cull of ministers who bore any semblance of loyalty to her predecessors. In keeping with the age-old adage “keep your…
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Modi says Hey Presto!
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India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa digs deep into the Indian government’s recent Reforms Rush and explores what it means for India and the world economy. Just when criticism was mounting at the pace of reforms and foreign investors were getting jittery, the Narendra Modi government announced a raft of reforms…