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Modi’s Moment

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THE GIFT THAT GIVES • GUJARAT’S GIFT CITY IS WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB LIKE DUBAI AND SINGAPORE. RECENTLY, IT HOSTED A G20 MEETING. IT HAS ALSO ALLOWED DIRECT LISTING OF DOMESTIC FIRMS AND RELAUNCHED SGX NIFTY AS GIFT NIFTY

SHINING BRIGHT • WHILE INDIA HELMS THE G20 FOR THE YEAR, THE IMF HAS RECOGNISED THE NATION AS A ‘BRIGHT SPOT’ IN THE WORLD ECONOMY. DATA SHOWS THAT INDIA HAS OUTPERFORMED MANY OF ITS G20 COUNTERPARTS ON MOST ECONOMIC INDICATORS. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT THE MAJOR METRICS

FAIR TRADE • India and the UK seem to be close to concluding negotiations on the free trade agreement, with expectations that it could be completed before the end of the year

THE FINE PRINT

A Concrete Step • Ambuja Cements’ deal to buy Sanghi Industries opens up new markets and a chance to ramp up capacity for the Adani Group’s cement play

Food for Growth • The hospitality arm of the Aditya Birla Group has added four new restaurants to its kitty by acquiring KA Hospitality

TACTICAL PLAY • By acquiring a 10.3 per cent stake from Ant Group, Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has cleared the path to getting a payments aggregator licence

India’s Great Station Gambit • The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, one of Indian Railways’ major post-Independence projects, creates stations that connect both sides of a city

IRRESISTIBLE PULL • Equity derivatives turnover surged in FY23 even as a Sebi analysis showed that 9 out of 10 investors lost money in the F&O segment in FY22

INDIA’S SUMMIT • INDIA IS USING THE G20 PRESIDENCY AND ITS GROWING ECONOMIC CLOUT TO TAKE UP GLOBAL ISSUES AND IS TURNING INTO A CREDIBLE VOICE TO BRIDGE THE NORTH–SOUTH DIVIDE ON WIDE-RANGING ISSUES SUCH AS ACCELERATING SDGs AND REFORM OF MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS

Mentoring to Walk the Path Less Travelled

“THIS G20 REFLECTS THE VOICE OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH”

BUSINESS BOOST • THE G20 PRESIDENCY IS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT FOR INDIA INC., ONE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ALTER THE WAY THE WORLD VIEWS IT. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT THIS YEAR HAS MEANT FOR SOME KEY SECTORS

A LEAP OF FAITH

POWERING INDIA

FOCUS ON ROAD MAP

HEAVY METAL THUNDER

CEMENTING THE FUTURE

TAKE-OFF TIME

BUILDING BOOM

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

NAVIGATING RISK IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

‘‘AN INCREDIBLE CHANCE TO SHOWCASE INDIA’’ • Amitabh Kant, India’s Sherpa to the G20, talks about the progress made in talks during India’s presidency and the major achievements

INDIA@100 SUMMIT: SHAPING INDIA'S GLOBAL ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP • INDIA INC.’S FINEST BUSINESS LEADERS WILL CONVERGE AT THE BUSINESS TODAY INDIA @ 100 SUMMIT TO SHARE CRITICAL INSIGHTS ON INDIA’S GROWTH STORY

CHARTING THE TRAJECTORY OF INDIA'S ECONOMIC RESURGENCE • THE INDIA@100 SUMMIT DOESN'T MERELY CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED; IT SERVES AS A FULCRUM FOR ENVISIONING THE FUTURE. INDIA'S TRANSFORMATION FROM A PRIMARILY AGRARIAN ECONOMY TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DYNAMIC ECONOMIES MIRRORS A GRIT, RESILIENCE, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING NARRATIVE. THIS SUMMIT RECOGNIZES THE MULTIFACETED DRIVERS THAT HAVE PROPELLED INDIA'S ASCENT.

SHAPING THE GLOBAL AGENDA • WITH INDIA'S G20 PRESIDENCY ACTING AS A FULCRUM, THE INDIA@100 SUMMIT PROPELS INDIA'S ROLE FROM BEING A PARTICIPANT TO A PROTAGONIST IN SHAPING THE GLOBAL AGENDA. THE SUMMIT PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE PLATFORM FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE IN PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUES THAT HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS.

G20 SHOULDN’T RESTRICT ITSELF TO RESOLUTIONS • India has taken some noteworthy initiatives during...