Ten agreements worth $4.3 billion were signed during a formal meeting of India-Israel CEOs forum in Tel Aviv soon after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. These include the manufacture of air defense systems, radars, anti-ship missiles, and medium altitude long endurance UAVs in India, under technology transfer. Israel Aerospace...
Voice of America Facilitates Pronunciations of Indian Words
With the advance of technology and its ongoing refinement, far-flung areas of the world are getting closer and closer. Business, education, travel, and media reference a plethora of cultures more than ever before. In 2000, Voice of America's pronunciation guide was developed to help media with tricky pronunciations. Now it...
Lockheed Martin Offers to Make F16 Fighters in India
Maryland-based Lockheed Martin announced that it can jointly manufacture its F-16 Block 70 fighter jets with Tata Advanced Systems Limited, India. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show 2017 and it will provide India the opportunity to produce, operate and export F-16 Block 70 aircraft,...
President Trump to Meet PM Modi on June 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on June 27. Modi will also address a couple of business meetings organized by the U.S.-India Business Council and CEOs’ Forum. The agenda for the meeting with the President will focus on trade and...
India Introduces New Medical Device Regulations
This blog post is a summary of an article that I have co-authored for MedDevice Online, regarding a 108-page notification published by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ministry of Health in India, covering the regulation of the manufacture, sale, and possible recall of virtually all kinds of medical devices, whether imported or...
National Security Advisor McMaster meets PM Modi
On his first official visit to the region, United States National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, this week. McMaster is the highest ranking Trump administration official to visit India so far. "The two sides discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues, including...