The aerospace and defence sector in India is at an inflection point, given the modernisation and indigenisation programmes being undertaken by all the three services of one of the largest military forces in the world. The Ministry of Defence has formulated a comprehensive plan for modernisation of obsolete equipment through a long-term vision plan, a […]
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The gaming industry is one of the fastest growing, most dynamic, yet least understood sectors in the Indian economy. Depending on what game, and in which State, different aspects of the industry, such as betting on sports, are regulated, banned, legal, flourishing, volatile, or prone to drastic policy changes. In the past decade, however, legislative […]
Release date: 4th April 2022 This report highlights the contribution of UK businesses in India relative to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 interlinked global goals designed to be “a blueprint to achieve a better and core sustainable future for all”. The UK and India are important economic and political partners. We have […]
Across the world, countries are trying to unlock the economic potential of data. Data accessibility, usability and availability will be key to doing so and, in this globalised world, enabling free flow of data across borders will be equally important. The UK and India are two such countries that have been trying to unlock this […]
Release date: 19th January 2022 This report outlines the breadth of advocacy work that the UK India Business Council has delivered in 2021 and sets out our objectives and plans for 2022. The UK and India are important economic partners, and the mutually beneficial relationship has taken a step up in 2021. On May 4, […]
Trade and investment priorities were front and centre when the Indian and UK Prime Ministers announced a “transformational” Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSR) on 4 May 2021. The CSR includes most notably a UK-India Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) and commitments to double trade by 2030 and move forward with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations by the […]
India, as the world’s second most populous country and fifth largest economy, is a key player in the world’s environmental outcomes. At the same time, India’s growing population and expanding market is demanding more energy all the time. As a result, meeting existing demands for reliable and affordable energy is a challenge and one that is […]
Trade and Investment were front and centre when the Indian and UK Prime Ministers announced a “transformational” Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on 4 May 2021, with the signing of a UK-India Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) and commitments to double trade by 2030 and to start Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations by the end of 2021. Businesses are […]
On 4th May 2021, Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi launched a “transformational” UK-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which included a target to double trade by 2030 through an Enhanced Trade Partnership and an intention to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement. This ushers a new and exciting era for the bilateral relationship, and preparations for […]
The University Corporate Partnership (UCP) initiative stemmed from two challenges our members and clients have consistently conveyed to us. The first is that universities tell us it is challenging to forge collaborations and partnerships with Indian businesses. Despite being world leading and highly ranked in their specialist subjects, they find it difficult to capture the attention […]
This report outlines the breadth of advocacy work that the UKIBC has delivered in the last twelve months and sets out our objectives and plans for 2021. The UK and India are important economic partners, and the mutually beneficial relationship is only growing stronger. India is projected to become the world’s third largest economy by […]
This report is the first of UKIBC’s Socio-Economic Impact initiative, which works to highlight the contribution of UK businesses in India relative to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It further seeks to determine the opportunities for businesses to do more to contribute to India’s SDGs agenda by bringing light to the challenges that […]
