Editors Note

Editors Note

The concept of 'Ease of Doing Business' is more to do with perceptions of a country in the mind of overseas investors rather than simply quantifiable indices. Therefore the Indian government's declared goal of pulling India up from the bottom of the World Bank rankings, where the country has languished for decades, is a complex one.India Inc. had set up its Policy India programme with the idea of tracking some of these intricacies. This edition of the 'India Investment Journal' (IIJ) coincides with the programme's 'Making Business Easier: What Does it Mean for UK plc ' seminar in London.A lot is being written and said about the one-year milestone of the Narendra Modi led government and this seminar will provide the UK edge to the reform agenda in India. Do some of the changes on the ground translate into real opportunities for businesses based in the UK and Europe The answer is most likely a resounding yes but now is the time to re-cap on the improvements so far and any hurdles that continue to block the road to achieving that ease of business processes.The IIJ sets the scene for some of the deliberations with a broad range of views on India's journey to easing up its business environment with some flagship programmes like Make In India, Clean India and Digital India.A highlight theme this time within the Clean India initiative is around solar energy and our central interview is with the dynamic Indian power minister, Piyush Goyal, who speaks at length about India's mega solar drive to generate 100 gigawatts by 2022.We also delve into India's humongous waste management challenge with the head of policy advocacy group, Toxics Link, who analyses and weighs up the issue from various perspectives. Satish Sinha stresses how the Clean India campaign can succeed only if it crosses political boundaries to ensure participation of every citizen of India.Robert Madelin, responsible for the digital agenda at the European Commission, writes about the natural partnership potential for India and the European Union to stimulate economic growth and contribute to the positive development of both societies.I hope you enjoy our new-look journal divided along some of India's flagship drives.

Aditi Khanna is the Senior Editor of India Inc.

The above article was published in India Inc's print edition of the India Investment Journal launched in June 2015 in conjunction with the Policy India Roundtable 2015.

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