Tag: Make in India

  • In defence of a strategic Make in India policy

    In defence of a strategic Make in India policy

    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…

  • 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…

  • India’s biggest tax reform: A guide for foreign investors

    India’s biggest tax reform: A guide for foreign investors

    When Prime Minister Modi came to power he promised to tackle ‘tax terrorism” – a recognition that India’s taxation regime was too complicated, cumbersome, inefficient, and significantly prone to corruption. India’s parliament this week has passed the most ambitious tax reform measures in its history. With the rollout of the…

  • Hello Mr Trump, India calling

    Hello Mr Trump, India calling

    by Manoj Ladwa Will the real Donald Trump please stand up! First, he mimics an Indian call centre executive’s accent as a proxy for how globalisation is hurting the US; he rails against H1B visa holders decimating “women and minorities” in the US; and then, in an about turn, says:…

  • All Roads to Gadkari: India’s Trillion Dollar Man

    All Roads to Gadkari: India’s Trillion Dollar Man

    There is some good news this week on India’s infrastructure front as output in the sector registered its fastest growth in 16 months. It seems we timed our April/May edition of the ‘India Investment Journal‘ just right with its focal subject being exactly that. Prime Minister Modi’s quest for delivery…

  • India's trillion dollar man and his Move in India mission

    India's trillion dollar man and his Move in India mission

    I am delighted to share with you the latest issue of the India Investment Journal. We focus on the mega infrastructure opportunities and challenges of India with an exclusive interview with the minister charged with it, Nitin Gadkari. Our panel of experts and columnists cover a plethora of other issues,…

  • Digitising the Make in India brand

    Digitising the Make in India brand

    From back office geeks to front and centre of the globalisation and democratisation of technology, I passionately believe India has a massive role to play.

  • Make in India week another marker in India’s transition

    It is a fact that the previous Indian government had left the country’s economy in a bad shape – rising unemployment, widening fiscal deficit, high inflation, and persistently high interest rates with no pressure to lower them. The image of the country was battered at every twist and turn by…

  • India’s Act East Policy – A proactive connect with traditional allies

    India’s Act East Policy – A proactive connect with traditional allies

    Realigning a country’s foreign policy strategy is not a simple exercise. It inevitably comes on the back of some profound analyses and must ideally be accompanied by a wide-angle view. Prime Minister Modi’s Act East policy, the re-branded and more proactive version of the Look East policy of the past,…