Make In India

India's Growing Investment in East Africa

India's largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company, GAIL, announced Oct. 10 that it was working toward establishing Africa as..............

Read More 2012-10-26
Indian mission to Mars blasts off

New Delhi (AFP) - India's first mission to Mars blasted off successfully on Tuesday, completing the first stage of an 11-month journey that could see ..............

Read More 2013-11-05
Defence Production: Getting the Basics Right

Mere lip service to the subject of Defence Production has today made India the largest importer of weapon systems in the world. With nearly 250 billio..............

Read More 2015-04-15
Aim at zero-defect products

The new foreign trade policy (2015-20) announced by Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently is aimed at doubling India's exports from $465.9 bil..............

Read More 2015-04-15
Making ‘Make-in-India’ Move in Defence Production

The ‘Make-in-India’ drive of the government has created a conceptual parallax in so far as the defence manufacturing sector is concerned. Foreign ..............

Read More 2015-04-10
New foreign trade policy: Going for the big push

After a long delay, the government has finally announced the much awaited new foreign trade policy (FTP) 2015-2020. The thrust of the new policy is on..............

Read More 2015-04-06
Has the Budget done enough to boost Infrastructure?

The inadequacy of quality infrastructure at internationally competitive prices has long been recognized as a handicap to the development of the econom..............

Read More 2015-03-04
Obama visit: The economic fallout

The visit of US President Barack Obama to India for the 66th Republic Day was laden with ’symbolism’ which can be decoded as ’US is ready to ack..............

Read More 2015-01-29
2015: Bringing in 'Achche Din' is not going to be easy

The year 2015 is likely to be rosy for India. There is no more doomsday scenario awaiting the country on the economic front in the year. There will be..............

Read More 2015-01-12
Can 'Make in India' deliver?

The 'Make in India' campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a very compelling slogan and has an instant appeal. Indeed why not invite people from ..............

Read More 2014-12-31
India to be fastest growing economy in 2-3 years: M Ambani

New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani expects the Indian economy to outpace China to become the world's fastest growing in two years, but the country needs "mature..............

Read More 2014-12-05
Vietnam wants more Indian oil exploration projects

On the eve of its Prime Minister’s visit here, Vietnam today favoured greater participation by Indian companies in oil and gas exploration projects ..............

Read More 2014-10-27
India's FDI dreams

Billions of dollars in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have been assured to India thanks to Prime Minister Modi's successful foreign tours and the vis..............

Read More 2014-10-20
Why is Indian outward FDI shying away from South Asia?

There have been promises of greater Indian investment in South Asia for a long time. A report produced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2007 arg..............

Read More 2014-10-01
Review of Policy on FDI

The recently released Press Note 7 of 2014, dated 26 August 2014, notifies the changes brought about by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotio..............

Read More 2014-09-01
Indications of Industrial Revival

While expectations are still high regarding the Modi government on the economic front, no rabbits have been pulled out of the hat yet. Some favourable..............

Read More 2014-08-20
FDI in Indian Defence: Implications of Raise in the Cap

The May 2014 change in the Indian leadership where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge s..............

Read More 2014-07-16
A Budget to steady the ship

The Union Budget is one of the most awaited events in the economy every year and this year was no exception. In fact, the hopes and aspirations of the..............

Read More 2014-07-12
Defence: Not really an ideal Budget

Even though the Narendra Modi Government started off with a proverbial military bang, and has received many bouquets for presenting a fairly "balanced..............

Read More 2014-07-12
A competent but not breakout Budget

This was not to be yet another budget speech. It came in the wake of a regime change where the electorate signaled its unhappiness with the direction ..............

Read More 2014-07-12
India growth could rise to near 6% this year

NEW DELHI, July 9, 2014 (AFP) - India's economic growth is expected to accelerate this year and could reach nearly six percent, a key government study..............

Read More 2014-07-09
In defence of 100 per cent FDI

For some reason or the other, the issue of 100 per cent foreign direct investment in defence keeps getting muddied by the day, with various industry b..............

Read More 2014-07-09
FDI in Defence - Revisiting the Conundrum

The defence sector was opened to the private sector and FDI up to 26 per cent through the government route was allowed in the defence industry in 2001..............

Read More 2014-06-27
Increased Foreign Direct Investment in Defence Sector

If in the last fourteen years, the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Indian defence sector have been a piffling USD four million, it re..............

Read More 2014-06-18
Can 100% Foreign Investment Help India’s Defence Sector?

India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has proposed raising the bar on foreign direct investment (FDI) in India’s defence sector fr..............

Read More 2014-06-04
GDP Growth Can Reach 6.5% : CII

India can achieve GDP growth rate of well over 6% provided that systemic reforms are carried out quickly by the new Government, said Ajay S Shriram, t..............

Read More 2014-04-02
Prolonged Ukraine crisis to hit Indian Pharma

While recent developments in Ukraine have had no direct immediate impact on the businesses of leading Indian pharmaceutical companies based in Ukraine..............

Read More 2014-03-19
Slowdown in industrial performance: CII

The CII ASCON survey conducted for the period of Oct-Dec 2013 is reflective of a low growth indicating an ongoing slowdown in the industrial performan..............

Read More 2014-03-03
Trade issues hot up between New Delhi and Washington

Close on the heels of the diplomat Devyani Khobragade affair, the US and India seem set to have another dispute, this time on trade issues. Difference..............

Read More 2014-02-25
A Strange Budget

The Interim Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday (February 17) was a strange one. It contained much praise for the ruling coal..............

Read More 2014-02-19
Why India should monitor TTIP negotiations

Even as a diplomatic spat between the United States and India rages, the US is quietly leading discussions over two trading blocs that could alter the..............

Read More 2013-12-30
FDI in Defence: Making the Most of the Status Quo

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has yet again rejected the idea of increasing the cap on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence beyond the present c..............

Read More 2013-07-17
SAARC Satellite to Strengthen Relations with Neighbours

Moments after the June 30 spectacularly successful mission of India’s four-stage, 230-tonne PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) from the Indian sp..............

Read More 2014-09-05
India getting closer to a satellite navigational system

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is expected to become operational in less than a year from now. On 4th April 2014, Indian Space Re..............

Read More 2014-04-09
Tapping Israeli Technologies

When it comes to Indo- Israeli co-operation, there is a near consensus across the Indian political spectrum today on promoting it further. Advancing t..............

Read More 2014-03-20
Nanotechnology: Promising Future

The Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 approved the continuation of Nano Mission — a mission on nano science and technology — in its second phase d..............

Read More 2014-03-19
Mangalyaan mission plays vital role in India's development plans

India successfully launched a Mars mission, the Mangalyaan, on November 5. The mission is a major demonstration of India's technological capabilities,..............

Read More 2013-11-12
Connecting Asia: South Asia as a Strategic Bridge

So much is happening around South Asia today; if the region is smart in understanding the nature of these changes and makes use of its potential and g..............

Read More 2014-02-14
Iran's Grip on Iraq

Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq that effected regime-change in Baghdad. Although the United States did the heavy lift..............

Read More 2013-03-20