Bhopal tragedy and the future
December 3rd marks the 30 years since the Bhopal gas tragedy which, by a conservative estimate, killed 3,787 people and permanently impaired tens of thousands more who are still suffering. Extensive...
View ArticleMake German Mittelstand in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first official visit to Germany when, together with Chancellor Angela Merkel, he opens the Hannover Messe 2015 on 12th April. The annual Messe is the world’s...
View ArticleModi in Hannover: Industry 4.0
This week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Germany to inaugurate the Hannover Messe, on April 12,the first time an Indian head of state has done so. Germany is a crucial partner for India,...
View ArticleUntapped potential between India and EU
The European Union (EU) is India’s largest regional trading partner with bilateral trade amounting to €72.3 billion($77.2 billion) in 2014. India and the EU became strategic partners in 2004 at the 5th...
View ArticleDo trade targets work?
The government of India’s new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) for 2015-2020 has set a $900-billion goods and services export target, to be achieved by 2020. Compared with the $465.9 billion achieved during...
View ArticleXi to Modi: “Here’s my shopping list”
With Indian Prime Minister Modi visiting China from 14-16 May, much remains on the agenda between the two Asian giants. International media will concentrate on border disputes, although these really...
View ArticleReview: Modi in China, Mongolia and South Korea
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently returned from a six-day trip from 14-19 May during which he visited China, Mongolia and South Korea. In China, in a break from the traditional diplomatic meetings...
View ArticleModi: India’s salesman-in-chief
Not since Jawaharlal Nehru went about the world marketing his young country’s leadership of a new non-aligned movement in the 1950s, has India seen anything like a salesman in its highest office. Now,...
View ArticleModi-Merkel: Smart City diplomacy
Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a three-day visit to India. German assistance for India’s smart city mission is expected to feature prominently in discussions between her and Indian Prime Minister...
View ArticleIndia-Japan: opposites that attract
India and Japan are the two big democratic countries in Asia that have in common universal values and strategic interests. Yet, their patterns of behaviour and ways of thinking are at the other end of...
View ArticleGlobalisation: good-bye to the hype
For decades, the world has been enamored with globalisation, a term that conveys a tapestry of symbols. As noted in the Kent News years ago, supply chains integrated with point of sale technology at...
View ArticleIndia’s Defence-Industrial Agenda
Nearly two decades after the Sukhoi aircrafts were imported, India received a fleet of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets last week. The acquisition of the Rafale fighter jets is a...
View ArticleStart-ups in India’s defence sector
Since 2014, under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, the government has promoted the private sector and start-ups in defence manufacturing. The aim is not only to build the manufacturing capacity but also...
View ArticleStartups and Make in India in Defence
Start-ups are the latest entrants in the defence manufacturing sector. They are getting a bigger role through the Innovations in Defence Excellence programme. The technologies being developed by them...
View ArticleA defence start-up ecosystem for India
India’s start-up ecosystem, which is propelling India’s digital economy, is now expanding its presence in the defence domain. In a sector otherwise notorious for ‘middlemen’ and a less-than-optimal...
View ArticleThe New Age of Globalisation – Digital manufacturing opportunities for India:...
On 29th April 2021, we hosted a Webcast with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung on, The New Age of Globalization: Digital Manufacturing Opportunities for India. The panelists were Sunil Mathur, Managing Director...
View ArticleStrengthening India’s defense R&D ecosystem
This interview is part of a compendium titled “Atmanirbhar Bharat: Marching to a $5 Trillion Economy”. It is a comprehensive study on the various aspects of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. It is...
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Indian GIs: Local Goes National and Global
India’s global brand recall and attributes of civilization, multi-cultural ethos, authenticity, and ethnic diversity are potential turbochargers for the country’s economy. These attributes are mirrored...
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