Tag: World Bank

  • Ease of Doing Business: Modi government’s hard work paying off

    Ease of Doing Business: Modi government’s hard work paying off

    India’s dramatic jump of 23 places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index will encourage foreign investors who are otherwise facing turbulent times globally, writes India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa. The hard work put in by the Narendra Modi government over the last four-and-a-half years is…

  • West must not shut doors to Indian talent

    West must not shut doors to Indian talent

    by Manoj Ladwa I, of course, understand the pressures the UK, US and other Western economies are under through unchecked immigration and the sapping of their own homegrown skills talent pool. However, the market evangelists have converted to the dogmas of those they preached free trade to. How else can one square…

  • Punjab’s global diaspora can play a major role in its economic growth; but will they?

    Punjab’s global diaspora can play a major role in its economic growth; but will they?

    by Manoj Ladwa In the World Bank’s ‘Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms’ report, Punjab is described as: “Remarkably, the only state in [India] in which the single window system allows application for all of the licenses.” But when I speak to members of the Punjabi diaspora, their impression…