Post-Brexit, India and UK may finalise trade agreements in areas like pharmaceuticals, fintech, chemicals, defence manufacturing, petroleum and food products by 2021, as the two countries are keen on early harvest deals while continuing negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA), of
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Indian economy set to overtake UK by 2025, become world’s third largest by 2030: Report
India, despite being one of the worst affected countries due to coronavirus, will become the world’s fifth-largest economy by 2025 and the third-largest by 2030, a United Kingdom-based think tank has said.
Faith of the world towards India has been further strengthened in the last few months, says PM Modi in FICCI keynote speech
Speaking via video conferencing, PM Modi said organisations like FICCI should work with a goal to strengthen the local value and supply chain and to expand India’s role in the global supply chain.
Indian-American Satya Nadella, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma to invest in US T20 cricket league
Following Shah Rukh Khan, Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella have become angel investors in the United States’ first-ever T20 cricket league, the Major League Cricket (MLC).
S. Iswaran inaugurates Tata Consultancy Services’ Digital Acceleration Centre
Minister for Communications and Information, Singapore S. Iswaran launched Tata Consultancy Services’ Digital Acceleration Centre
India, US extend nuclear agreement for another decade
India and the United States have extended the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on nuclear energy for 10 more years.
UK companies outsourcing customs jobs to India in anticipation of post-Brexit surge
Companies in the United Kingdom are planning on hiring cheaper overseas labour to complete their customs paperwork post-Brexit, creating jobs in countries such as India and Romania due to a shortage of trained staff in Britain.
Indian Cabinet approves MoU with UK over medical product regulation
The Indian Cabinet has given its approval for signing a memorandum of understading (MoU) between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Biden, Harris meet labour leaders, business leaders including Satya Nadella, Sonia Syngal
United States President-elect Joe Biden hosted a joint meeting yesterday with labour union leaders and the chief executives of major tech, retail and auto companies, which was also attended by Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris.
Singapore Airlines raises SGD 850 million convertible bond with strong investor support
Singapore Airlines (SIA) successfully raised SGD 850 million via a convertible bond issue that has been placed with a variety of institutional investors.
