Tag: FDI

  • The privatisation of Air India will test Modi’s reformist resolve

    The privatisation of Air India will test Modi’s reformist resolve

    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…

  • ‘Go Global’ will be Mantra for India Inc. in 2018

    ‘Go Global’ will be Mantra for India Inc. in 2018

    FDI flows into and out of India in 2017 remained as robust as before. This, and a series of policy measures taken by the Narendra Modi government, have laid the platform for the economy to go global in 2018, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. I think it…

  • Koala cuddle

    Koala cuddle

    India’s distinct model of globalisation is pegged on its commitment to greener growth economics. Our cover in this issue featuring Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani cuddling a koala bear is an ode to India’s distinct globalisation and development model. While it takes inspiration from the cover story on Adani’s $16.5-billion Carmichael…

  • Do Britain’s city leaders have enough say in foreign policy?

    Do Britain’s city leaders have enough say in foreign policy?

    Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike annouces the name of new political party ‘Kibo no To (Party of Hope),’ during a press conference in Tokyo last month. Speculation has rippled across the world over whether or not Yoriko Koike will contest the upcoming General Election against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on…

  • Growth rate dip a temporary blip for India

    Growth rate dip a temporary blip for India

    Ignore the doom mongers, India will return to the high growth path by winter, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. There’s an old truism about India which holds that for everything that is true about this country, the exact opposite is also correct. This is true for the…

  • Arun Jaitley: Batting for growth

    Arun Jaitley: Batting for growth

    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…

  • New globalisation paradigm in the offing

    New globalisation paradigm in the offing

    Outbound FDI from India will increasingly be driven by a need to fill knowledge and product gaps aimed at the domestic market. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has greased the wheels of the investment cycle with allocations of almost $90 billion for building roads, railway infrastructure, inland waterways, ports, airports and…

  • Despite the headwinds India’s global march will continue

    The year that began with lots of hope is drawing to a close on a note of concern and some cautious optimism. In between, there was shock, some not so pleasant surprises and renewed promise of a better future. It’s always a huge risk to pre-judge history but I think…

  • Go Global to be mantra for Indian companies in 2017

    Go Global to be mantra for Indian companies in 2017

    India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa weighs up why now is the right time for Indian firms to further plug into the global supply chain and generate thousands of jobs.  Indian businesses have, over the last decade, emerged as a major source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in many countries around…

  • Hillary will be (just) a safer bet for India

    Hillary will be (just) a safer bet for India

    So Donald Trump “is a big fan of India and a big fan of Hindu (sic)”; is he? At a gathering of about 5,000 American Indians at New Jersey’s Raritan Center, addressing what was probably the first country-specific ethno-religious rally by a US presidential hopeful, the Republican candidate promised a “phenomenal future”…