TRANSFORMATIONAL BUDGET – A REAL FILLIP FOR REAL ESTATE & HOUSING
FM Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget February 1st this year, which marks quite a few departures from the norm, For one, there was no separate Rail Budget, that having been integrated into the main exercise – and second, the budget was presented on the first day of the month rather than on the last […]
TEMPLES – A DOORWAY TO THE BEYOND …
India is a vast land of myriad cultures, languages and ethnicities, each with its own pantheon, and temples, shrines, and places of worship dedicated to them. Now, why were these temples built, and what was the purpose behind them? What sets aside the most ancient ones that were constructed and consecrated millenia in our past […]
KARNATAKA COMES OUT WITH NRI POLICY, TO START INVESTMENT PROMOTION CELL
To tap the potential of non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) for the development of the state and address their needs and concerns, the Karnataka state government has unveiled a new “Karnataka NRI Policy,” aimed at wooing non-resident Kannadigas. The policy was released on the 5th of January 2017 by the Chief Minister, Mr. Siddaramaiah. The policy will […]
INDO-UAE TIES SET TO GET STRONGER
During this year’s Republic Day, India’s 68th, the Chief Guest was His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the UAE (United Arab Emirates). This was also the first time that a leader of UAE was honoured with the […]
DIASPORA CONNECT – THE NEW PARADIGM
India has, for quite a while now, been cognizant of the myriad benefits accruable from engaging with its Diaspora worldwide, who by far constitute the largest diaspora population in the world – with an estimated 16 million people from India holding Indian passports living outside their country in 2015, according to a latest UN survey […]
GULFOOD 2017
“Gulfood,” the world’s largest annual F&B (food and beverage) exhibition, celebrates its 22nd edition this year, throwing its doors wide open for F&B professionals from all corners of the globe to meet for 5 days of business within this central hub for international trade and commerce. Launched as a biennial event in 1987, the exhibition […]
REPOWERING THE MOTHERLAND … … THROUGH EMPOWERING THE DIASPORA
On the 5th & 6th of January 2017, immediately preceding the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2017, the customary 2-day convention of GOPIO, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin, took place in Bengaluru. With the theme of ‘empowering the diaspora to repower the motherland,’ the two day meet had interesting sessions that discussed diaspora affairs, […]
DIFFICULT DIALOGUES – BRIDGING THE UNBRIDGED
Difficult Dialogues is an annual open forum that takes upon itself the task of tackling some of the most vital issues facing South Asia today. DD is the brainchild of Surina Narula, MBE, an Indian based out of the United Kingdom who has a long record of giving voice to the unvoiced and taking up […]
KUMUD MERANI – AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ASIAN TV PRESENTER
Kumud Merani is a name oft synonymous with television, radio and theatre – a persona who occupies the space of a doyen of the Indian & Asian media down-under, who has reigned supreme across the Australia continent’s media landscape for over three decades. We profile this lady of the 9 O’clock smile for our readers […]
ROBERT FILIPP – I AM MARRIED TO INDIAN CULTURE
Robert Filipp is Founder and President of Geneva-based Innovative Finance Foundation (IFF), a Swiss not-for-profit dedicated to financial innovation for social impact. He is also an entrepreneur and a former United Nations official. His ties with India are deep rooted – his spouse is Indian, also workingout of Geneva. The architect of the ‘Debt2Health’ programme, […]
RAJ MANEK – WHO KNOWS HOW TO EXHIBIT
Raj Manek is a Board Member and the Executive Director of Messe Frankfurt Asia Holding Ltd, a subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, one of the world’s largest event organisers. Raj has over 20 years of experience in the domain of his expertise and has covered Western and Eastern Europe including Russia and CIS, as […]
MICHAEL ASHWIN SATYANDRE ADHIN – USHERING IN A NEW DAWN FOR INDIA IN SURINAME
During the course of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2017, our NRI Achievers’ team managed to snag some quality time with His Excellency Shri Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin, the 36-year old Vice President of the South American Republic of Suriname, serving since 2015. One of the youngest to hold a vice presidential post of any country, […]
LACK OF REPRESENTATION AT PBD – CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
Even as yet another ‘flagship’ congregation event for the people of Indian-origin, the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 (PBD), was held in bangalore this year, a thought about the way PBD has evolved continues to nag at the back of my mind, prompting me to ask if we have strayed from its original intentions. The […]
THE 14th PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS – HUM PASSPORT KA COLOUR NAHI, KHOON KA RISHTA DEKHTE HAI: PM
“Hum passport ka colour nahi, khoon ka rishta dekhte hai” … were Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s line with which he began his address to the distinguished guests, delegates, exhibitors and all other participants at the 14th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2017, held in the ‘socalled’ Silicon Valley’ of India, Karnataka State’s beautiful […]
अरे लोमड़ी… उसे मत खा… नहीं तो तू दूषित हो जाएगी…
आचार्य चाणक्य एक ऐसी महान विभूति थे, जिन्होंने अपनी विद्वत्ता और क्षमताओं के बल पर भारतीय इतिहास की धारा को बदल दिया। मौर्य साम्राज्य के संस्थापक चाणक्य कुशल राजनीतिज्ञ, चतुर कूटनीतिज्ञ, प्रकांड अर्थशास्त्री के रूप में भी विश्वविख्यात हुए। इतनी सदियाँ गुजरने के बाद आज भी यदि चाणक्य द्वारा बताए गए सिद्धांत और नीतियाँ प्रासंगिक […]
Business Buzz – February 2017
SPICEJET SET TO BUY 90 JETS FROM BOEING Targeting expansion & to tap into the South Asian nation’s booming air travel market, low cost carrier SpiceJet is set to seal an order for at least 90 new 737 jets from Boeing, our sources told recently. The announcement for the 737 MAX aircraft – which includes […]
Indian-origin journalist becomes Chancellor of UK University
A journalist of Indian-origin, Ranvir Singh, 39, has taken over as Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in northwest England. She becomes the third Chancellor of the university in Preston, the city she grew up in and completed a post-graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from, in the year 2000. “I am immensely proud […]
Trump picks NRI to head communications commission
The US President Donald Trump has picked Ajit Vardaraj Pai, 44, an outspoken opponent of new net neutrality, to head the powerful US communications regulatory agency, making him the fourth Indian-American in the administration at the senior level. Mr. Pai will be the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the federal authority regulating cell […]