Is it time to invest in Asia in 2026? Investing Over the last few months, investors and portfolio managers have taken renewed interest in Asia amid fears of an AI crash, seeking to diversify away from the highly concentrated Nasdaq, home to the Magnificent Seven stocks. With a large number of analysts remaining bullish on AI’s prospects for the next financial year, citing the sector’s [...]
Mothercare shares dive as firm warns future in ‘significant doubt’ Retail Shares in retailer Mothercare plunged by 10 per cent on Tuesday after the group cast “significant doubt” over its future on Tuesday. In a trading update it said it had breached an emergency loan agreement leaving the firm on the hook for millions of pounds. The AIM-listed company was set to repay an £8m loan [...]
Exclusive: SailGP to target teams in India and South Korea Sport Business SailGP will target teams in India and the Middle East and races in Hong Kong and Italy as the Formula 1 of sailing breaks the $200m revenue mark. Record attendances, including 20,000 at the UK leg, have driven record revenues in SailGP’s fifth season, with founder tech tycoon Larry Ellison able to scale back funding [...]
International students should not be treated as migrants November 15, 2025 Framing a tax on students as a migration control is a misguided move that punishes one of Britain's greatest assets, says Virenda Sharma.
India must let Pakistan compete if they host Commonwealth Games October 17, 2025 India will need to open its doors to athletes from Pakistan if Ahmedabad wins its bid to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games, City AM can reveal. Amdavad, or Ahmedabad, has been recommended by the Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport as hosts of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, signifying some stability to a quadrennial games that has [...]
India Business Group awards celebrate cross-border collaboration September 23, 2025 The deepening commercial relationship between the UK and India was thrust into the spotlight last night as business leaders gathered at the House of Lords for the fourth annual Indian Awards, hosted by the India Business Group (IBG). The gala event came just months after the signing of a landmark Free Trade Agreement between the [...]
The “Living Bridge”: Cultivating a new golden era in UK-India relations September 18, 2025 The India Business Group (IBG), an independent strategic advisory company, was established in 2014 by Amarjit Singh to foster the special relationship between India and the UK. The founder and CEO of the India Business Group is a commercial solicitor by background and set up the organisation after observing a palpable interest from UK small [...]
Trump hikes India tariffs to 50 per cent for fuelling Russian ‘war machine’ August 6, 2025 President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on India after the country’s government imported Russian Federation Oil. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, the White House said it would slap Indian imports with the fresh levy taking their overall rate to 50 per cent. The President warned on Tuesday he [...]
Trump slaps 25 per cent tariffs on India over ties with Russia July 30, 2025 President Donald Trump has vowed to slap India with 25 per cent tariffs on imports from India, with an extra unspecified “penalty” to be introduced, in an attack on its trade with Russia and “obnoxious” rules and standards. Ahead of a Friday deadline for “reciprocal” tariffs, Trump revealed Indian exports would be subjected to higher [...]
Modi’s visit puts global Britain to the test July 23, 2025 As India surges ahead, Britain must define its global future and decide whether it wants to be a partner of consequence or a spectator of decline. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much anticipated visit this week to the UK to sign a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is more than a diplomatic milestone. It is a [...]