Britain Meets India: Trends on UK Investments in India
25 Feb 2021 India and the UK share strong historical ties and a multifaceted relationship, especially in the areas of trade and investments. The India-UK partnership has strengthened over the years and was upgraded to Strategic Partnership level in 2004. The Partnership aims to expand cooperation across priority sectors such as defence, space, science and […]
The Partnership Summit 2020 Report: A Useful Guide for Future Policymaking
23 Mar 2021 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in collaboration with the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, held the largest ever Partnership Summit over a virtual platform during 15-18 December 2020. The Partnership Summit, CII’s annual flagship international event, provides a global platform for dialogue, […]
Curbing Inflation: Uzbekistan’s Approach
22 Apr 2021 Inflation in Uzbekistan was historically relatively high, and in recent years there has been a further acceleration of inflation in effect of structural reforms in the economy, liberalization of regulated prices, changes in tax policy and rising incomes. This raised the issue of reducing inflation in order to ensure macroeconomic stability. As a […]
Bolstering India-UK Bilateral Ties
27 Apr 2021 The forthcoming visit of the UK Prime Minister Mr. Boris Johnson to India was set to give a renewed thrust to India-UK bilateral ties; however, the visit, scheduled for end April, was called off for the time being due to the COVID situation. As earlier planned, the two countries are working on […]
India US Trade and Investment Partnership
19 Sep 2019 India enjoys a long-standing partnership with the US, based on common principles of democracy and shared interests of promoting peace and economic prosperity through trade and investment ties. The bilateral relationship between the two countries that received an impetus starting with the visit of President Clinton in 2000 has strengthened over […]
Towards a New India-EU Economic Agreement

13 May 2020 In its latest research paper “Towards a New India-EU Economic Agreement”, CII analyses and identifies Indian exports with high potential to the EU. This is based on the aim of restarting trade negotiations between India and the EU on the Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), talks on which came to a […]
Smart I-tech Next-Gen India@75
10 Oct 2019 Introduction and Theme The 10th edition of EXCON, to be held in Bengaluru between 10-14th December 2019 with ‘Smart I-tech Next-Gen India@75’ as the theme, is the largest construction equipment exhibition in South Asia. The theme is woven around the developmental vision given by 5Is, namely Infrastructure; Innovation; Internet; Intelligent; and Interconnected. The 5Is […]
India Meets Britain – The Latest Trends on Indian Investments in the UK

21 May 2020 The CII-Grant Thornton India Meets Britain tracker, 2020, released against the backdrop of COVID-19 which is devastating economies across the globe, offers a sliver of hope and positivity. Even as both India and UK face significant challenges, the economic ties remain strong. Although the number of Indian companies – 842 – remains […]
India Russia Ties
20 Nov 2019 ‘Sanskriti se Suraksha’ (From Culture to Defence) is how India’s Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, defined the breadth of the relationship between India and Russia. Often described as ‘time-tested’ and ‘mutually complementary’, the abiding ties between India and Russia have only grown stronger over the years. The relationship between the two countries […]