Publishing

The Financial Times, FT, of London has plans to publish from India, for a change in the present policy that allows only 26% foreign direct investment, FDI, in the print media. Lionol Barber, the editor of Financial Times announced that he is taking two weeks out, not only to know the country better but also to persuade policymakers to allow FT to publish for an Indian audience from India. At a meeting with Commerce Minister ... [full story]

In an effort to increase the number of books about modern Indian literature, the British Council libraries around the world have decided to include more books by Indian publishers. This was disclosed by Director of the Council's Literature Department, Susanna Nicklin while interacting with Indian women publishers in New Delhi. She said there was great interest in India around the world and it was important to sustain this interest. "As ... [full story]