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Education Newsletter
Our Education Newsletter, The Career Dispatch provides foreign universities seeking to invite South Asian students to their countries with high-value insights into the shifting trends in the higher education sector of the region and the updates to help sharpen their strategy.
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Inward Investment Attraction Newsletter
This newsletter is T&A’s initiative to provide economic development agencies and other industry stakeholders with updated information, including news, analysis, and trends, related to India Inc’s overseas expansion plans.
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Upcoming Events – December 2025
EXCON INDIA 2025
Event Brief: EXCON is one of India’s largest construction equipment expos, showcasing machinery, technology, and solutions for infrastructure and construction projects.
| Location | Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru |
| Date | 9 – 13 Dec 2025 |
| Organizer | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) |
| Website | excon.in |
Paperex India 2025
Event Brief: Paperex is an international exhibition and conference for the paper, pulp and allied industries, covering machinery, raw materials and technology.
| Location | International Convention & Expo Centre (IICC), New Delhi |
| Date | 3 – 6 Dec 2025 |
| Organizer | Hyve India Pvt Ltd |
| Website | india.paperex-expo.com |
Green Vehicle Expo 2025 – Jaipur
Event Brief: Green Vehicle Expo focuses on clean and sustainable mobility, featuring electric and hybrid vehicles, charging infrastructure and EV components.
| Location | Jaipur International Exhibition and Convention Center, Jaipur |
| Date | 4 – 6 Dec 2025 |
| Organizer | Media Day Marketing |
| Website | greenvehicleexpo.com |
India Agri Expo 2025
Event Brief: India Agri Expo showcases farm mechanization, smart agri-tech, dairy and allied solutions for progressive farmers and agri businesses.
| Location | Ludhiana Exhibition Center, Ludhiana |
| Date | Tentatively December 2025 |
| Organizer | Udan Media & Communications Pvt Ltd |
| Website | agriproexpo.com |
Cosmoprof India 2025
Event Brief: Cosmoprof India is a leading beauty and personal care trade show, connecting brands, distributors and retailers across the full beauty supply chain.
| Location | Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai |
| Date | Tentatively December 2025 |
| Organizer | Informa Markets |
| Website | cosmoprofindia.com |
SIAL India 2025
Event Brief: SIAL India is an international food and beverage trade show, bringing together global brands, importers, distributors and buyers from the food industry.
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Date | Tentatively December 2025 |
| Organizer | Inter Ads Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. & Comexposium |
| Website | sialindia.com |
Blogs

March 2026
Digital Public Infrastructure as a Market Entry Accelerator: How UPI, ONDC, and India Stack Are Changing the Playbook for Foreign SMEs
India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is no longer a domestic governance story. It is a market entry accelerator. With UPI processing over 600 million transactions daily, ONDC operational in over 630 cities and the India Stack enabling near-instant identity verification, payments and data exchange, foreign companies entering India can plug into a digital backbone that […]

March 2026
India’s $81 Billion FDI Story: Why Manufacturing and PLI Schemes Are the Next Frontier for Investment Promotion Organisations
India’s FDI story is entering a new chapter. Total FDI inflows reached $81.04 billion in FY 2024-25, a 14% increase over the previous year, with manufacturing FDI growing 18% to $19.04 billion. Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, expanding free trade agreements and global supply chain diversification are reshaping India’s investment landscape. T&A Consulting helps investment promotion […]

March 2026
Beyond the Big Four: How India’s Foreign University Campuses Are Reshaping Transnational Education Recruitment
India’s transnational education (TNE) landscape is transforming at unprecedented speed. As of December 2025, seventeen globally ranked universities have received formal approval to establish degree-granting campuses on Indian soil, with 13 or more campuses set to launch between 2026 and 2027. The Indian government aims to quadruple its annual intake of international students to 200,000 […]

March 2026
India-UK CETA and the New FDI Corridor: What Economic Development Agencies Need to Know
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed on 24 July 2025, is the UK’s most economically significant bilateral trade deal since Brexit and India’s most comprehensive with a non-Asian partner. With bilateral trade at $56 billion and a joint target to double it by 2030, the agreement opens new corridors for investment, services […]

March 2026
Employer of Record vs. Subsidiary Setup: A Strategic Decision Framework for Foreign Companies Entering India in 2026
Global companies expanding into India face a critical early decision: hire through an Employer of Record (EoR) or set up a wholly owned subsidiary. The choice affects speed to market, compliance risk, cost structure and long-term strategic flexibility. With India attracting over $81 billion in total FDI in FY 2024-25 and the Asia-Pacific EoR market […]

March 2026
Navigating a Diversified Higher Education Mobility Landscape in 2026: New Destinations, Policy Shifts and Partnership Opportunities
Student mobility is undergoing a structural reset. International student mobility has long been dominated by four destinations – Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. However, 2025-2026 marked a turning point, with at least 500,000 students shifting away from the Big Four due to policy tightening and escalating costs. T&A Consulting supports universities […]