India’s agri-food systems are undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by technological innovation, evolving consumer preferences, climate imperatives, and increasing market integration, agriculture today is no longer limited to cultivation alone. It encompasses a dynamic ecosystem of production, processing, value addition, logistics, and market linkages. At the heart of this transformation…
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Attracting and Managing International Investment: The Indian Approach
The global investment climate is no longer a simple contest of growth rates. It is a contest of credibility – earned over time, tested through cycles, and sustained by institutions. Capital remains abundant, but conviction is harder to earn. Geopolitical fragmentation, supply-chain realignments, and episodic risk-off cycles mean that the largest movers of global capital – sovereign funds, pensions, insurers, and strategic multinationals – are increasingly…
GIFT CITY-IFSC and India’s Global Financial Ambitions
In 2015, the Government of India implemented a major financial sector reform by establishing and operationalising India’s maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Financial Tec-City (GIFT City), Gujarat. The vision of the Government is to develop GIFT IFSC as a leading global financial centre with trusted business regulations, a competitive tax structure, and a world-class ease…
Dealing with the West Asian Turmoil
That the West Asian conflict will adversely impact the Indian economy is a foregone conclusion. Not just the external sector, but the pace of activity in the domestic economy will also take a hit. The latest monthly economic review, released by the Union Finance Ministry, has given an idea of the economic…
Conservation Has High Potential If Deployed as A Strategic Mission
Most of us grew up seeing conservation at home—saving water, switching off what we did not need, repairing rather than discarding things and treating resources with quiet respect. We never called it ‘sustainability.’ It was common sense, passed down by elders, absorbed without effort and practised without announcement. In today’s…
Navigating the AI and IP Frontier: CII-TCS Report on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Something fundamental has changed in how businesses innovate. A few years ago, AI was a tool that helped. Today, it is a tool that creates. It writes code, generates designs, drafts contracts, and in some cases produces inventions that no single human could claim sole credit for. That shift sounds…
Strengthening India’s Economic Security: Time to Broaden the Conversation
Recent years have witnessed a series of severe shocks to the global economy that differ in origin but are remarkably similar in impact. The pandemic disrupted global production and mobility at an unprecedented scale. The Russia Ukraine conflict exposed vulnerabilities in global energy, food, and fertiliser systems. Climate related events are increasingly…
India’s R&D Moment: Why Industrial Research Investment Will Define the Next Decade
India stands at a pivotal point in its innovation journey. As global economies race to secure leadership in emerging technologies, research and development (R&D) is rapidly becoming the foundation of industrial competitiveness, economic resilience, and strategic self-reliance. Over the last decade, India has made notable progress in building a stronger…
India Inc’s Role in Vision 2047
The world economy is being reshaped by a confluence of unprecedented disruptions—geopolitical realignments, technological acceleration and climate transition.These disruptions are not just a source of uncertainty; they are also a catalyst for reinvention as they re-organise the global economy. Supply chains are being redesigned, industries are being reimagined and new centres of innovation are emerging. It is in…
India–New Zealand FTA: A New Era of Partnership
India–New Zealand FTA: A New Era of Partnership Unlocking a plethora of opportunities, the India and New Zealand bilateral relationship has entered a decisive and transformative phase. While the partnership has long been anchored in shared democratic values, Commonwealth ties, and a strong Indian diaspora presence, it is the recent…