Tag: Narendra Modi
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India’s 4G revolution will help western SMEs make it big
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by Manoj Ladwa The term game changer is bandied about rather loosely these days. So, ‘India Investment Journal’ decided to tread with caution before agreeing with the media chorus that the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G service across India would be a “game changer” for the country’s telecom sector. First,…
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US pivot to Asia works to India’s strategic & economic advantage
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by Manoj Ladwa President Barack Obama has called India-US relations “one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century”. Last year, he told an Indian publication: “Forging deeper ties between our two nations has been a key part of my foreign policy since I took over office.” Former Prime Minister…
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Paradigm Change in India's Foriegn Policy
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Here’s the Discussion I had the pleasure of moderating at the launch of ‘The #Modi Doctrine’ recently in New Delhi. The excellent panellists and authors of some of the most incisive chapters in the book were : Dr Shakti Sinha, Ambassador Karim (Bangladesh), Dr UK Sinha and Dr Asanga (Sri…
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India must institutionalise approach to trade negotiations
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As India takes its place as the fastest growing economy within the global economic order, it is about time the government looked at appointing a dedicated “Indian Trade Representative”, argues India Inc. CEO. Does India need a dedicated office of a Trade Representative (TR) akin to the United States Trade…
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Rebalancing Trade: Riding the tide of opportunities
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I’m reminded of a famous line from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, which says: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.” We are now riding such…
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Good for our communities, good for Punjab, bad for the terrorists
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During his UK visit last November, PM Modi met and listened patiently to over 25 leaders from the Sikh Community. He promised to look into a decades old practice of blacklisting, and true to his word, he has delivered. Not sure about the spin TOI has given linking the announcement…
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'Stop RSS baiting' says BBC icon Mark Tully while launching Rajiv Kumar's new book – Modi & His Challenges
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The first of 3 book launches I am attending this week in New Delhi. Looks like it’s raining books here! India’s energetic Energy minister Piyush Goyal launched #Modi & His Challenges by my friend and economist Rajiv Kumar. A frank assessment of the Modi government over the past two years, and what…
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Modi says Hey Presto!
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India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa digs deep into the Indian government’s recent Reforms Rush and explores what it means for India and the world economy. Just when criticism was mounting at the pace of reforms and foreign investors were getting jittery, the Narendra Modi government announced a raft of reforms…
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I worked on Sadiq Khan’s campaign – and some of the racial stereotyping I saw within Labour was shocking
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It’s been a very long time since the celebration of a Labour victory has brought with it such a sense of hope and encouragement for the future. Sadiq Khan was sworn in as Mayor of London in Southwark Cathedral surrounded by people of all faiths and of none. It was…
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All Roads to Gadkari: India’s Trillion Dollar Man
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India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa weighs up the ‘India Opportunity’ and where the China factor fits in today. Foreign investors can’t help but be charmed by India’s people, especially its aspirational and highly educated youth, are comforted that English is the language of business, and are enticed by…