Other Briefings
Make In India: An Opportunity for Foreign Investors
Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign presents several opportunities for foreign investors seeking to increase investment in Asia. The campaign itself was launched in 2014 and aims to accelerate the rate of development in the country’s manufacturing sector.
Union Budget 2016-17: An Overview
The union budget focuses on the farming and rural sectors with aims of kickstarting infrastructure projects throughout the country. The budget hopes to generate employment, increase consumption and production, and introducing reforms on tax and FDI.
India Regulatory Brief: Government Clarifies Definition of Start-ups, Ease of Pricing on Imports of MNCs
In this week’s Regulatory Brief we look at the benefits start-ups can obtain under the government’s definition of the venture, changes to reporting standards for MNCs in India, and the government’s initiative to ease pricing of imports for local arms of MNCs.
The Role of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
The DIPP is a government regulatory body which oversees industrial growth and everything related to it. It formulates policies, monitors the performance of industries, and encourages investments into India. In this article we discuss the many functions of the DIPP to gain a better understanding of the body.
Understanding Franchising as a Model for Foreign Investment into India
By some estimates, franchising is growing faster than any other sector of the Indian economy. The industry has grown from $13.4 billion to approximately $24 billion since 2012. In 2015, for the fifth year in a row, the Indian franchise industry saw more than 30 percent growth over the previous year.
India Market Watch: Digital Technology Key Driver for IT-BPM Growth, World’s Cheapest Smartphone Launched
In this week’s Market Watch, we examine key drivers of growth for the IT-BPM industry, subsidies that will affect the expenditure during the annual budget, as well as the launch of the world’s cheapest smartphone and what it means to the industry.
Foreign Investment Opportunities in India’s Smart Cities Initiative
After being elected in 2014, Narendra Modi unveiled an ambitious plan defining the key elements of 100 “Smart Cities” he hopes to establish across India, creating opportunities for domestic and foreign businesses alike. However, by some estimates, US$1 trillion is needed to finance these cities.
Startup India – Action Plan Launched by Modi Government
While India has a thriving Start Up industry, challenges remain. The government is keen to remove regulatory hurdles and difficulties for the start-up industry, but bureaucracy and difficulties between central and state governments will need to be overcome. In this article we take a look at these issues.
