Tag: Defence
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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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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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India@70 ready for relationships of equals
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As India marks its 70th year of Independence, India Inc. CEO and Founder Manoj Ladwa spells out the contours of what a more proactive UK-India partnership could look like. In the 70 years since independence, the UK’s bilateral relationship with India has undergone many twists and turns, but the biggest…
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Modi’s friendship with Netanyahu brings cheer to Indian farmers
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Prime Minister Modi’s historic visit to Israel has set the course for core areas of collaboration between the two countries, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Historic, as we said last week, is a much misused word these days, but to describe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just concluded visit to…
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In defence of a strategic Make in India policy
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The Strategic Partnership Policy (SPP) could throw open deals worth over $20bn to six selected private sector companies in India. India’s defence forces will get their first fighter jets, submarines, helicopters and armoured vehicles made in India by the private sector within a few years. And it is entirely probable…
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Arun Jaitley: Batting for growth
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Some heavy hitting from the Finance Minister puts the Indian economy on a winning wicket, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. After all the excitement over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s 4-1 sweep of the recently concluded Assembly elections, it is time once again to focus on the nuts of bolts…
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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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India’s Big Defence Juggle: Great progress, more to be done
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I recently met a well-known financier in London who has invested over $500 million in India. When I met him last year, he was feeling apprehensive about his investments, feeling that his “Modi-bet” may not be coming off. His investments were stagnating, the bureaucracy was still finding its feet with…
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Punjab’s global diaspora can play a major role in its economic growth; but will they?
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by Manoj Ladwa In the World Bank’s ‘Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms’ report, Punjab is described as: “Remarkably, the only state in [India] in which the single window system allows application for all of the licenses.” But when I speak to members of the Punjabi diaspora, their impression…
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Corruption in India & blacklisting foreign companies: The Conundrum
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Indian news has for the past few weeks been dominated by corruption allegations and counter-allegations. That’s nothing new. First came the Panama files, where Who’s Who of India’s elite were identified as having used the dubious tax-haven to channel allegedly illicit funds. Then came the big whammy, when an Italian…