Tag: Investment

  • It’s dicey, but Indian companies must not turn their back on the UK

    It’s dicey, but Indian companies must not turn their back on the UK

    While it is prudent for Indian companies to prepare for all Brexit eventualities, they must avoid knee-jerk reactions, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The largest parliamentary defeat for a British Prime Minister in a long, long time… a face-saving victory in a no-confidence vote brought by Jeremy…

  • Team Commonwealth

    Team Commonwealth

    India and the UK are increasingly aligned on the Commonwealth’s potential to provide an impetus to trade and investment, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. Tennis legend Billie Jean King famously said: “Create your legacy, then pass on the baton”. As the 25thCommonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)…

  • 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…

  • India & New Zealand – the future looks bright, with much to do

    India & New Zealand – the future looks bright, with much to do

    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…

  • Sadiq’s visit highlights the opportunities for India and the UK post Brexit

    Sadiq’s visit highlights the opportunities for India and the UK post Brexit

    Sadiq Khan’s #LondonIsOpen campaign to the subcontinent, which has been received with much enthusiasm in India, is a first of its kind, with Khan being the first London Mayor to visit both India and Pakistan. The Mayor’s campaign to promote trade and cultural ties between the UK and India comes at a time when Britain faces a brave new post-Brexit world. It emphasises the UK’s need to urgently shore up its international alliances, and in particular its relationship…

  • 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…

  • Revving up: Auto sector going global

    Revving up: Auto sector going global

    India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa tracks how India has driven its auto sector on to the road of global success. Even as you read this piece, there are at least 1,500 passenger cars and 6,000 motorcycles being loaded onto ships at some Indian port for export to the…

  • बढ़ती रफ्तार: वैश्विक होता वाहन उद्योग

    बढ़ती रफ्तार: वैश्विक होता वाहन उद्योग

    इंडिया इंक के संस्थापक और सीईओ मनोज लाडवा देख रहे हैं कि भारत ने अपने वाहन उद्योग को किस तरह वैश्विक सफलता के रास्ते पर आगे बढ़ाया है। जिस समय आप यह लेख पढ़ रहे हैं, उसी समय भारत के किसी बंदरगाह पर कम से कम 1,500 यात्री कारें और…

  • With Rajiv Kumar in charge, Niti Aayog will hopefully get more exciting

    With Rajiv Kumar in charge, Niti Aayog will hopefully get more exciting

    Dr Kumar must build the organisation into a strong and vibrant think tank that advises the government on all facets of policy, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. I am delighted that my dear friend and a regular columnist in our publications, Dr Rajiv Kumar, has been appointed Deputy Chairman of Niti Aayog,…