In its report The Sino-Indian Clash and the New Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific authored by the South Asia Center of Washington-based Atlantic Council made a series of recommendations to help India meet security challenges. Highlights of the Report authored by Robert A. Manning and Bharath Gopalaswamy, as reported by Live...
India's Tata Launches Himalayan Mineral Water in U.S.
Kolkata-based Tata Global Beverages announced the launch of its premium natural mineral water brand 'Himalayan' in the U.S. market. Currently, Himalayan is marketed by subsidiary NourishCo, a joint venture between Tata Global Beverages and PepsiCo India, in Singapore and India. The company said that its mineral water brand "will now...
Fundamentals Drive Global Institutional Investment to India
Toby Nangle, head of multi-asset allocation at U.K.-based Columbia Threadneedle Investments, a global asset management group, says that India is better shielded than other emerging markets from risks tied to policy shifts in the U.S. In an interview on Bloomberg Television, Nangle said, "It’s a bit of a sleeper trad;...
India Seeks $9 Billion Loan For Westinghouse Reactor
India is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. government's Export-Import Bank for a loan of up to $9 billion in order to help finance a six-unit nuclear unit that involves Westinghouse Electric's AP1000 technology, reports Nuclear Street. However, with the presidential elections ahead, the current situation at the bank is not...
State of Andhra Pradesh in India Wins CSIS Award
The Center for International & Strategic Studies (CSIS), a well-respected Washington think tank, has just released the first in a series of reports identifying which of the various Indian states have instituted breakthrough reforms of the business climate. The southern state of Andhra Pradesh, under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's leadership wins...
Nuclear Suppliers Group to Consider India's Entry
SiliconIndia News reports that India's pending application for entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group will come up for consideration at its plenary session in June 2016. The grouping which was set up in 1975 as a reaction to India's 1974 nuclear test needs consensus for admitting new members as also...