Naushad Forbes

Our own negotiations have so far come to nought. We face amongst the highest tariffs of any country. Mr Trump has supplemented his tariffs with claims and threats

The RDI Scheme should fund firms with adequate absorptive capacity - but which firms and how will be key

Mr Trump thrives on uncertainty; he likes to keep the world agog, guessing what comes next

Industry must invest in technology and international sales, economic policy must focus on structural change and productivity, and politics on ideas

As the world diversifies its geo-economic reliance on one country, we should also diversify our geopolitical reliance on a single nation

The aesthetics of Ratan Tata and Christopher Benninger made India a nicer physical place

The success story of a few dozen firms could fire Indian industry to build proprietary technology and deploy it worldwide

Our potential for decades of high growth demands the creation of millions of high-quality jobs in labour-intensive industries

Strong, decisive rule is not the only way to effectiveness. Our experience since 1991 shows diffused economic and political power can deliver the goods even better

To realise the potential of our higher education system, policy must do less to achieve more, and reflect its diversity

The founder of Infosys' comment about working 70-hour weeks says productivity should be at the heart of a national debate

An effective National Research Foundation would prioritise excellence over relevance, support a wide range of projects, and stress funding millions of individual researchers

National Research Foundation has the potential to transform both higher education & scientific research

A world-beating pharmaceutical industry built on innovation is within reach if we make the changes needed in our firms, public research and regulation

Indian industry must see R&D as its way of building a future based on proprietary technology

India needs some giant investors in in-house R&D. Let's start with our most successful firms

For innovation to power economic growth, Indian industry must raise its investment in in-house R&D five-fold

The economy has recovered from Covid, but incompletely, and old problems still persist

No country is better placed than India to take advantage of the China+1 strategy. But first industry must believe in itself, then trade can drive the future

Harnessing dissent can help us develop faster and better