Economy

BRI needs buying power of Indians Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan meeting his Indian counterpart, Suresh Prabhu, in New Delhi during Mar 2018 visit. What is China trying to prove to India? Beijing flexes muscles or talk strong arm tactics...

Report sees more city-to-city partnerships Over the next decade, the nature of UK-India investment will change to a more diverse geographical spread and new innovation-led sectors, according to a London-based industry report. In recent years UK cities, for example Manchester,...

Modi-Jaitley visits to re-invigorate dialogue Richard Heald. With the imminent visits in April to the UK of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shortly followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the “unbeatable combination” of the United Kingdom and India is once again...

RERA to weed out non-regulated operators Sukhdeep Arora. When it comes to the factors influencing recruitment trends in Indian real estate in 2018, a lot comes to mind, writes Sukhdeep Aurora, Chief People Officer – ANAROCK Property Consultants. However, there...

Japan boost for Make in India initiative Leading Japanese automobile corporations are collaborating to make a stronger presence in the Indian market. Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation have concluded a basic agreement toward the mutual supply of hybrid...

India remains brightest spot for investments Valuation Research Group (VRG), the international affiliates of Valuation Research Corporation (VRC), has a non-exclusive affiliate agreement with India-based RBSA Advisors to offer global valuation services in India. “India is a critical market to...

Businesses need banking support as economy recovers CII President Kamineni. The Confederation of Indian (CII) Industry wants Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to continue to provide the requisite policy support which would enable industry to raise capital at affordable cost...

Himachal Pradesh to set up women polytechnic An US$80 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan will help Himachal Pradesh government step-up reform and scale-up its skill development efforts. The loan will fund short-term and long-term training programs in automobiles, electronics,...

Office space sector evaluates potential demand Start-up companies are creating jobs and demand for space and in major Indian cities, including Gurugram, or Gurgaon as it is still being called. Anuj Puri, Chairman of ANAROCK Property Consultants, writes about Gurugram...

China reaffirms commitments to open market Prabhu-Zhong Shan in New Delhi. China and India have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) as other multi-lateral frameworks as well as open Chinese markets to Indian agri-products. The agreement...