The BGA India team, led by Managing Director Anuj Gupta, wrote an update on India's free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). Context The India-EU FTA negotiations concluded at the 16th India-EU Summit January 27, marking a historic and strategic breakthrough in India’s global trade engagement. Formal signing is expected later in 2026 after legal vetting and translation. Dubbed the “mother of all deals,” this pact brings together two of the world’s largest economies, comprising 25 … Continue Reading
This Business Line article, co-authored by BGA India Managing Director Anuj Gupta and Director Karishma Maniar Shah, argues that India’s data‑center ambitions can accelerate by learning from ASEAN — especially Malaysia. Anuj and Karishma contrast Malaysia’s coordinated power planning, fast approvals, sustainability standards and data governance with India’s fragmented execution and power bottlenecks, urging a predictable, nationally coordinated model to unlock AI‑ and cloud‑driven growth.
(January 22, 2026)
In a Hindi-language interview on CNBC Awaaz, BGA India Managing Director Anuj Gupta argued that India is not “rising” but returning to its historical economic position, with a roughly 25 percent global share representing restoration rather than ambition. He added that reform momentum is driven more by external pressure — pointing to Trump-era dynamics — than domestic opposition, and stressed that India’s future will be shaped more by the states than by New Delhi.
(January 22, 2026)
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