Tag: GDP

  • Strong Numbers Built India’s Case At WEF

    Strong Numbers Built India’s Case At WEF

    As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in snowed-in Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF), it seemed, just couldn’t get enough of India. A reception at the Congress Center, the main WEF venue, had a distinctly Indian flavour, what with samosas, kachodis and dosas (Indian savoury snacks) going around. Bollywood…

  • The narrative is turning for the better in India – on economy and elsewhere

    The narrative is turning for the better in India – on economy and elsewhere

    Prime Minister Modi’s bold move into unchartered territories has changed the economic and strategic narrative for India on the global stage, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Sometimes, you can almost see the narrative turning. Close on the heels of India vaulting into the top 100 on the…

  • Solving India’s electricity deficit

    Solving India’s electricity deficit

    The easy availability of electricity is a critical enabler of socio-economic growth in India, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. The basic building block for sustained economic growth is now in place. From a chronically electricity-deficit country, India has, in a space of three short years, turned the power sector…

  • Re-imagining the Commonwealth

    Re-imagining the Commonwealth

    It may be time to anoint New Delhi as a hub for a reimagined Commonwealth, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. This week the Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a report which claims that if the UK and India sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), this could boost bilateral trade by…

  • De-Mon to Re-Mon: Economists are underestimating India's growth trajectory

    De-Mon to Re-Mon: Economists are underestimating India's growth trajectory

    The clean-up of the system as a result of demonetisation will ultimately increase the size of the Indian economy, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel is known to weigh his words very carefully before speaking. So, when he says the pace of…

  • India's "Clean-Up" Budget: Five top takeaways for foreign investors

    India's "Clean-Up" Budget: Five top takeaways for foreign investors

    Digitisation and a crackdown on bureaucracy and black money are among the many 2017 Budget highlights the global community can cheer about, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. It took some deft tightrope walking, but Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley kept his promise and delivered a growth-oriented Budget that pleased…

  • India’s global quest for energy security

    India’s global quest for energy security

    As India looks set to increase its GDP fivefold, to about $10 trillion, by 2040, it is axiomatic that the country’s energy demand will rise in tandem. India recently took a small first step towards ensuring its energy security by commissioning three underground storage units of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve…

  • India's bold political gamble will pay off

    India's bold political gamble will pay off

    PM Modi senses the country is united behind him on his bold move, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. If the Opposition is right, then the Narendra Modi government’s decision to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes is nothing short of an economic calamity of proportions never encountered before.…

  • Making Brand India more bankable

    Making Brand India more bankable

    The Indian government’s shock demonetisation move is great news for investors waiting for India’s jump on the global transparency scales, says India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. India just became a much easier place to do business in. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock announcement of the withdrawal – or demonetisation –…

  • Osborne & Jaitley Have a Lot to Prove

    Osborne & Jaitley Have a Lot to Prove

    George Osborne and Arun Jaitley have a lot to prove. Both finance ministers have a lot to prove to their respective domestic audiences, as they do to each other. Osborne is the heir apparent – the favorite to succeed David Cameron as the next prime minister of the UK. He…