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Business Standard
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
India's New Soft Power? TERN Group's CEO Avinav Nigam speaks at London event about India's Talent Mobility Surge
VMPL London [UK], June 3: The Ideas for India 2025 conference, a cornerstone of India Week hosted by Bridge India, emerged as a global platform for visionary dialogue, held at the iconic Royal Lancaster London in its premier auditorium. This landmark event convened over 200 influential delegates, uniting parliamentarians, government leaders, and trailblazing founders from India and the UK to chart India's ascent on the world stage through talent, technology, and trade. The conference was a powerhouse of positively disruptive thought leadership, featuring luminaries such as MP Raghav Chadha from the Aam Aadmi Party, K.T. Rama Rao, Telangana's founding IT Minister; Sachin Pilot, former Minister of IT, Telecom & Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India; the former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr Quraishi, Barbara Mills KC, the UK Chair of the Bar Council; and the founder of IPAC, a body ensuring bipartisan politics in India,; Lord Simon Mcdonald, the former head of the UK's diplomatic service, FCO; and founders of major asset management firms further elevated the event, making it a melting pot of ideas across politics, governance, and business. Discussions ranged from the UK-India free trade agreement--finalized after three years and three UK prime ministers--to the role of India in fostering global diplomatic support, underscoring the event's far-reaching impact. Amidst these high-stakes conversations, Avinav Nigam, CEO of TERN Group, delivered a compelling session on India's emerging soft power: Talent Mobility. A former IIT Bombay alumnus who began his career 20 years ago in rural Japan, rising to lead Ariel's Asia business, and later serving as a founding executive at Hotstar and Cars24 and the Co-Founder & COO of IMMO, companies valued over $10B, Nigam now is the CEO at TERN's mission-driven business spanning 13+ countries, focusing on ethical migration systems. "India has a surplus of 105 million youth aged 18-35, while the world faces an 85 million skilled worker shortage," Nigam stated. "By 2035, 40% of the global workforce will come from India. This is India's moment to take the world into the next decade as the global talent leader, setting the standard with ethical workforce systems." Nigam emphasised the urgent need to address human suffering in migration. "Exploitative agents are causing misery--modern slavery and trafficking are on the rise," he said. "We need ethical, transparent, digital systems and stronger G2G and G2B collaborations to protect vulnerable workers. Talent mobility should be a force for shared prosperity, not exploitation." Nigam also highlighted a global shift: "The locus of power is moving east. India, the fourth-largest economy in the world, isn't just a manufacturing hub--it's an emerging talent superpower, set to overtake Germany soon in GDP. Countries like the UK, with its new free trade agreement, easing rules for India's highIndia's high -skilled workers, and Germany, offering 90,000 worker visas to Indians, see this shift." He underscored TERN Group's mission: "At TERN, we're replacing opaque systems with trust. Our zero-cost, AI-powered model ensures transparency for many thousands of thousands of healthcare & engineering professionals heading to the UK, Germany, the GCC and Japan, where we are closely collaborating with those governments" Ideas for India 2025 underscored India's opportunity to lead global migration standards, with cross-sector collaboration as a key driver. The event cemented India's role as a global influencer, defining how the world's workforce moves and thrives. About TERN Group TERN Group is helping 650,000+ professionals on its platform. TERN Group is a global AI leader in ethical, tech-enabled talent mobility, connecting skilled professionals to overseas opportunities with transparency. Operating in 13+ countries, TERN partners with 80+ German providers, 18+ NHS Trusts, along with GCC, US & Japan clients.
India Gazette
30-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Pakistan is not victim state, it's terror state": Raghav Chadha at 'Ideas for India Conference 2025' in London
London [UK], May 30 (ANI): AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Friday said that Pakistan is not a victim state but a terror state and said that the global community that continues to provide aid to Pakistan enables violence, not peace. Raghav Chadha was speaking at the 'Ideas for India Conference 2025' in London. 'I called out Pakistan's decades-old terror machinery. Blood and water can't flow and loans can't go together. Diplomacy and duplicity of Pakistan can't go together. Terror and Tolerance can't exist together,' posted Raghav Chadha on X. Invited by the UK-based think tank Bridge India as a featured speaker alongside top Indian business leaders and policymakers, Raghav Chadha used the international stage to demand a decisive shift in global policy. 'Diplomacy fails with duplicity, and terror nullifies tolerance,' said Chadha. He warned the global community that continued aid to Pakistan enables violence, not peace. 'We offer a hand of friendship--but it can turn into a fist of retribution if provoked,' he said, making clear that India's patience is not limitless in the face of cross-border aggression. Addressing the conference, AAP MP Raghav Chadha stated, 'Very recently there was an unfortunate terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. It becomes very important that we highlight India's strategic autonomy in this multi-polar world. It is also reflected in the fact that in the aftermath of the most cowardly attack in Pahalgam where 26 civilians were butchered, India didn't go around town seeking consent to retaliate.' He emphasised, 'India told its worthy partners in the world that we are all for peace but don't mistake our peacefulness for our weakness. While we extend the hand of friendship, if someone indulges in misadventures, that hand of friendship can very quickly become the fist of retribution.' Raghav Chadha continued, 'As a result, India responded. India responded in a non-escalatory, precise, measured, calculated, swift response where cross-border strikes were made and terror infrastructure across the border, not civilians, not military bases, but terror infrastructure was brought down. I think this has become a new norm and this underscores the fact that today cross-border strikes and demolishing terror infrastructure in Pakistan is not the exception.' 'It will be the expectation if Pakistan indulges in sponsoring, aiding, abetting terrorism within India. India and Pakistan started their journey from the very same day in 1947 when the British left the united India. We started the journey from the very same day. And look, India today has become the fourth largest economy,' added the Rajya Sabha MP. He pointed out that Pakistan today is in economic turmoil and in an institutional crisis. 'India today is known to export software, to export education, to export agricultural products, dairy products, so on and so forth. Pakistan today is known to export only one thing, terrorism. India is investing in healthcare, education, science and technology, research and development,' he highlighted. Raghav Chadha stated, 'Pakistan is investing in only and only military and radicalization. I appeal to the first world countries and the IMF in particular, that we should, quite frankly, have a relook at the way we fund Pakistan. Why is the IMF giving bailouts to Pakistan one after another? Where is the money going? Is that money being invested in healthcare? Is that money being invested in education? Is that money being invested in infrastructure? That money is going to fund nefarious activities and designs of the regime.' He concluded by emphasising, 'I think it's high time that the world realizes that lies and loans cannot go together. Diplomacy and duplicity of Pakistan cannot go together. Blood and water cannot flow together and terror and tolerance cannot be together. I'm not even part of the government. I speak as a pretty vocal member of the opposition. And yet, as an Indian on foreign soil, I say what 1.4 billion Indians feel.' Participating in the special session titled 'India in a Multipolar World' at the Ideas for India Conference 2025, AAP MP Raghav Chadha laid out a compelling vision for India's growing strategic autonomy and its emergence as a crucial bridge between the Global North and South. Addressing an audience of global policymakers and business leaders. Chadha highlighted India's recent achievements -- including the success of Operation Sindoor -- and spoke on the country's advances in defence, diplomacy, and technology. He also underscored the vital role of India's youth in shaping the nation's future as a confident, globally engaged power. Earlier this month, AAP MP Raghav Chadha was also invited as a keynote speaker at the prestigious Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) 2025, held in Seoul, South Korea -- often referred to as the 'Davos of the East'. At the event, he strongly condemned the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam on a global stage. He lauded the Indian Army's courage during Operation Sindoor and emphasised that India no longer merely expresses sorrow over acts of terrorism but now responds with precise and decisive military action. Raghav Chadha affirmed India is the land of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of non-violence, but it is also the land of revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose. India believes in peace -- but those who support terrorism will not be spared. Notably, Raghav Chadha was recently selected as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum--a distinction awarded to the world's most promising leaders under the age of 40, recognized for their contributions to shaping a better future. During the 'Ideas for India' conference, part of India Week 2025, organised by Bridge India, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao also said, 'Telangana is the state with the most ease of doing business in India as per govt of India and NITI Aayog.' 'Our leader KCR has chosen to disrupt the way we brought out laws and legislations. The first piece of legislation is TS-iPASS (Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self Certification System),' he added. (ANI)
Hans India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
KTR to extol BRS' role in transforming TG on tour of UK, US
Hyderabad: The BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Tuesday left for a tour of the United Kingdom and the United States to take part in a mix of political, academic and industry engagements, reflecting Telangana's growing global stature and his role in shaping Telangana's modern narrative. In the UK, he will participate in India Week 2025, hosted by Bridge India in London, where he will deliver the keynote address. The event will be attended by global policymakers and political leaders. KTR's address will focus on the transformative governance model of BRS government, highlighting Telangana's innovation-driven development, inclusive policies and global aspirations. He will inaugurate the Knowledge Centre of Pragmatic Design Solutions Limited (PDSL) in Warwick. PDSL provides advanced R&D services to leading automotive brands such as McLaren, Aston Martin, and Jaguar Land Rover. The newly established centre includes a cutting-edge Near Shore Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test facility, which signifies Telangana's deepening links with global mobility technology ecosystems. KTR's presence underlines the State's commitment to fostering technological innovation and international collaboration. In the US, Rao will be the chief guest at the Telangana Formation Day and BRS silver jubilee celebrations on June 1 at the Comerica Centre in Frisco (Texas). The event, organised by Telangana NRIs, is expected to draw thousands of participants who supported the Telangana movement and continue to contribute to its global recognition. On June 2, he will address Indian students at the University of Texas at Dallas. His interaction with students will focus on themes such as youth leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and the role of education in nation-building. Known for inspiring young minds through his practical and visionary approach, KTR will encourage them to participate in India's growth story with a futuristic outlook.
South China Morning Post
07-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
India's UK trade pact seen as fuelling momentum for bigger deals with US and EU
India 's landmark trade pact with Britain – three years in the making – could pave the way for similar agreements with the United States and European Union , analysts said, as New Delhi looks to cement its role in reconfigured global supply chains. Advertisement Announced on Tuesday, the free-trade agreement aims to reduce tariffs and ease market access between the world's fifth- and sixth-largest economies, with both sides touting its potential to create jobs, boost investment and spur innovation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the deal as 'ambitious and mutually beneficial', while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed it as a significant step in a 'new era for trade' between the two nations. Though final legal touches are still pending, UK officials say the deal marks Britain's most significant trade achievement since it left the EU in 2020. The agreement is expected to boost investment, generate jobs and support technology transfer between the two countries, said Pratik Dattani, founder of London-based think tank Bridge India. Britain's Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds meets Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal for trade talks in London on April 28. Photo: Reuters
