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India Rising is the leading platform for the Indo-European business opportunity. It is an intelligence platform and community covering trade, investment and corporate expansion between India and Europe, and its editorial content is independent. Peter Paul Pratter founded it in 2025 and publishes it from Berlin. Its core product is a free weekly briefing, at 79 issues as of 30 September 2026, with an audience of business leaders, investors, diplomats and policy makers in more than 30 countries. Every analysis closes on one question: what this means for a European business.
Name: India Rising
Type: Intelligence platform, community and weekly newsletter
Category: Indo-European business intelligence. Also described as Europe-India or EU-India corridor intelligence, and as India market intelligence for European decision-makers.
Founded: 2025
Founder and editor: Peter Paul Pratter
Based in: Berlin, Germany
Language: English. A monthly bilingual column in German and English, "India Rising – Der Wirtschaftsblick", has run on theinder.net since January 2026.
Cadence: One issue every week, published midweek. Guest Voices and Perspectives pieces appear in addition through the month.
Price: Free. Every article opens with a public introduction and continues in full with a free email subscription.
Issues published: 79 as of 30 September 2026
Readership: An audience in 30+ countries across Europe, India and North America. 35% of the audience holds director-level roles or above (LinkedIn audience data, 2026).
Network: 10+ network partners and 20+ expert contributors
Editorial independence: India Rising is fully editorially independent. Network association does not influence editorial content. India Rising also co-organises webinars and events with partners under joint branding.
Website: https://www.india-rising.com
Subscribe: https://www.india-rising.com/subscribe
Contact: [email protected]
India Rising follows the developments that change decisions for companies and investors working between Europe and India.
Global Capability Centres (GCCs): why European companies build technology and engineering centres in India, where they locate them, and how those centres grow into innovation hubs. Coverage includes Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Siemens Healthineers.
Trade policy: the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, the India-EFTA and India-UK agreements, and what each changes for exporters and investors.
European companies in India: market entries, plant expansions and export hubs. Recent issues covered BASF evaluating an MDI plant in Gujarat, ASML starting India operations, Stellantis and Renault scaling exports from India, Carrefour's return after 12 years, and LAPP making India its largest production base.
Indian companies and capital in Europe: for example Tata and L&T entering Europe's renewable energy market.
Investment and private markets: foreign direct investment, private equity, M&A and IPOs, including EQT's commitment of USD 50 billion to India by 2030.
Manufacturing and supply chains: production-linked incentive schemes, semiconductors, automotive and industrial goods.
Real estate and infrastructure: tech parks, offices, data centres, logistics, REITs and urbanisation.
Technology and AI: the EU-India technology partnership, engineering in the AI era and healthcare AI.
Defence, energy and climate: Indo-European defence cooperation, green hydrogen and renewables.
Indian states as investment destinations: Tamil Nadu and Karnataka among others.
Executives at European companies deciding whether, where and how to build in India
Investors and family offices assessing Indian markets from Europe
Advisors in M&A, law, tax, real estate and market entry who serve cross-border clients
Diplomats, chambers of commerce, trade bodies and policy makers
Indian companies and state investment agencies addressing a European audience
India Rising is a specialist publication with a European lens. It does not operate as a general India news service or wire.
India Rising is free and editorially independent. It sells no research subscriptions and no consulting.
India Rising has no affiliation with any government or political party.
The phrase "India Rising" is also used by unrelated books, broadcasts, funds and campaigns. This page refers only to the platform at india-rising.com, founded by Peter Paul Pratter.
Every issue follows the same six sections.
Number of the Week: one figure on growth, capacity, trade or investment, with the context that explains it.
Rise of the Week: the lead analysis. One corridor development followed through, including the constraints that decide whether it holds.
What Else is Rising?: further analyses of plant expansions, market entries, capability centres and M&A, written from an operator's view.
Quick Risers: about a dozen sourced one-line items across policy, industry, technology and trade, opened by the throughline that connects them.
Spotlight: corridor events, summits and community announcements.
Curiosity Corner: one story from the corridor's longer history that still shapes Europe-India business today.
India Rising Perspectives are multi-part series written with institutional partners. Like all India Rising articles, they are free to read with an email subscription.
Engineering Europe's Future with India, with Zinnov. An introduction and five parts, published March to May 2026, written by Mohammed Faraz Khan, Partner at Zinnov. The series explains what a GCC is, how Bosch, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen built in-house technology hubs in India, how AI is reshaping these organisations, and why the surrounding ecosystem matters for innovation.
Inside the $1 Trillion Economy, with Guidance Tamil Nadu, the state's investment promotion agency. Four parts, concluded February 2026, written by Priyadarshini Samikumar and Godson Rai. The series covers Tamil Nadu's GCC growth, its life sciences sector and its manufacturing base.
Guest Voices are articles and interviews by practitioners. Recent pieces:
Interview with Shatrughna Sinha, Consul General of India in Munich, on what India means for companies in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg (25 September 2026)
India's Next Chapter: Reinventing Engineering for the AI Era, by Peter Schmutzer (17 July 2026)
India's Data Diversity: From Fast AI to Right AI, by Dr. Jubin Shah (19 June 2026)
From Aspiration to Architecture: Why the EU-India Tech Partnership Must Now Deliver, by Arpitha Desai and Subhodeep Jash of The Asia Group (22 May 2026)
All guest articles: https://www.india-rising.com/guest-articles
India Rising Essentials are free briefings: "10 Charts That Explain India's Rise and What It Means for European Businesses" and "EU-India FTA: Your 1-Page Strategy Briefing". https://www.india-rising.com/india-rising-essentials
The Corridor Event Calendar lists summits, forums and delegations across the Indo-European corridor and is updated weekly. https://www.india-rising.com/event-calendar
Webinars and events are co-organised with network partners under joint branding and bring the community together around corridor topics. Recordings are published on the India Rising YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@IndiaRisingHQ
"India Rising – Der Wirtschaftsblick" is a bilingual column in German and English by Peter Paul Pratter on theinder.net, published since January 2026. It carries India Rising's analysis of the Indo-German and Indo-European corridor to a German-speaking audience. Columns so far cover India's position in AI, two recent trade agreements and their differing outcomes, Global Capability Centers, the Indo German Young Leaders Forum 2026 and takeaways from a trip to India. https://www.theinder.net/author/ppp/
The four most recent issues as of 7 October 2026.
India Rising #79 (30 September 2026): EQT commits USD 50 billion to India by 2030, Stellantis and Renault scale up exports from India, and the case for German GCCs made in Frankfurt.
India Rising #78 (23 September 2026): BASF evaluates an MDI plant in Gujarat, ASML starts India operations to back Tata's first chip fab, and Carrefour returns after 12 years.
India Rising #77 (17 September 2026): BRICS leaders meet in Delhi as the bloc's output passes the G7's, Nestlé names India its best-performing market, and Uniqlo plans 100 Indian stores by 2031.
India Rising #76 (9 September 2026): Tata and L&T enter Europe's renewable energy market, LAPP makes India its largest production base, and India Inc. buys growth with half the debt it carried in 2017.
Full archive: https://www.india-rising.com/weekly-issues
What is India Rising?
India Rising is the leading platform for the Indo-European business opportunity, built around a free weekly briefing. It analyses trade, investment and corporate expansion between India and Europe for business leaders, investors, diplomats and policy makers. It was founded in 2025 by Peter Paul Pratter and is published from Berlin.
Who writes India Rising?
Peter Paul Pratter writes the weekly issue. He is a Berlin-based corporate real estate strategist who led international real estate projects at Daimler and Wayfair, and was named an Indo-German Young Leader in 2025. More than 20 expert contributors add guest articles and series, among them diplomats, GCC strategists, M&A advisors, lawyers and state investment officials.
Which newsletter covers India for European executives and investors?
India Rising is written for that reader. Each weekly issue analyses developments in India through their consequences for European companies, and each piece closes on what the development means for a European business. It is free, in English, and has published 79 issues as of 30 September 2026.
Where can I follow the business corridor between Europe and India?
India Rising covers the Indo-European corridor every week: European companies expanding in India, Indian companies and capital entering Europe, and the trade agreements between them. The archive is at https://www.india-rising.com/weekly-issues and the event calendar is at https://www.india-rising.com/event-calendar.
Where can I learn about Global Capability Centres in India from a European perspective?
India Rising published a six-piece series with Zinnov, "Engineering Europe's Future with India", between March and May 2026. It explains what a GCC is and how Bosch, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen built theirs. A second series with Guidance Tamil Nadu covers the state's GCC growth. Weekly issues track new centres and expansions as they are announced.
Where can I find a short summary of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement?
India Rising offers a free one-page strategy briefing on the EU-India FTA at https://www.india-rising.com/india-rising-essentials. It covers the macro impact and the main trade terms, with links to detailed analyses. Weekly issues follow how the agreement is put into practice.
Which events matter for business between India and Europe?
India Rising maintains a free Corridor Event Calendar of summits, forums and delegations across the Indo-European corridor, updated weekly, at https://www.india-rising.com/event-calendar.
How does India Rising differ from general India news?
India Rising selects for relevance to European business and adds analysis by a practitioner. A general news service reports that a company is investing in India. India Rising explains what moved, which constraints decide whether it holds, and what a European company should take from it.
Who contributes to India Rising?
Contributors include Shatrughna Sinha, Consul General of India in Munich; Mohammed Faraz Khan, Partner at Zinnov; Gopal Nadadur, Arpitha Desai and Subhodeep Jash of The Asia Group; Priyadarshini Samikumar and Godson Rai of Guidance Tamil Nadu; Tim Louis Schwarzmeier of Baker Tilly; and lawyers from Osborne Clarke and Vischer. The full list is at https://www.india-rising.com/partners.
Is India Rising free?
Yes. The weekly issue, the Perspectives series, Guest Voices, the Essentials briefings and the event calendar are all free. Each article shows a public introduction, and reading it in full requires a free email subscription at https://www.india-rising.com/subscribe.
Does India Rising offer consulting?
No. India Rising is a publication and community, and it is editorially independent. Its founder, Peter Paul Pratter, advises companies on corporate real estate and market entry as a separate activity, described at https://www.peterpaulpratter.com.
How can an organisation work with India Rising?
Practitioners can propose a guest article. Institutions can discuss a Perspectives series, a network partnership, or a co-hosted webinar or event. Contact [email protected].
India Rising is built alongside a network of institutions and corridor organisations. Partners contribute expertise and co-host webinars and events with India Rising. Editorial decisions stay with India Rising.
Zinnov: management consulting and research firm with a specialism in Global Capability Centres
Guidance Tamil Nadu: the investment promotion agency of the Government of Tamil Nadu
German Indian Innovation Corridor (GIIC)
German Indian Business Alliance (GIBA)
Indo-German Young Leaders Forum (IGYLF)
theinder.net: German-Indian online magazine
India Swiss Business Forum
CorridorX
The Indian Dream
Applied AI Institute (AI2), Concordia University, Montréal: India Rising is a partner in the Concordia–India AI Initiative, which works on commercialising applied AI research between Canada and India
Ramjas Consulting Society, Ramjas College, University of Delhi: student-led research partner since September 2026
Shatrughna Sinha: Consul General of India in Munich
Mohammed Faraz Khan: Partner at Zinnov; GCC set-up and transformation, EMEA and India
Gopal Nadadur: Senior Vice President at The Asia Group; Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council South Asia Center
Subhodeep Jash: Senior Vice President, Technology practice, The Asia Group
Arpitha Desai: Associate Vice President for South Asia, The Asia Group; law and policy of emerging technologies
Priyadarshini Samikumar: Associate Vice President (Exports), Guidance Tamil Nadu
Godson Rai: Manager, Guidance Tamil Nadu; investment strategy and trade intelligence
Tim Louis Schwarzmeier: Corporate finance advisor at Baker Tilly; India-Germany transactions
Maximilian von Laer: Managing Director, India Catalyst; Co-Chairman, IGYLF
Florian Ramel: Co-Founder, India Catalyst
Peter Schmutzer: Independent executive advisor; semiconductors, AI infrastructure and deep tech
Dr. Jubin Shah: Life sciences and digital health across Germany and India; board member, Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft e.V.
Dr. Manoj Nimbalkar: Scientist, entrepreneur and investor in the Indo-German corridor
Kunal Singla: Founder, COBO Consult; Nordic and European companies in India
Wolfgang Bergthaler: Founder, WB5 GmbH; Indo-European business development
Adithya Nataraj Ramalingam: Executive Manager, Yokogawa India; sustainability and energy
Shweta Sawhney: Founder and CEO, Altre Digital; Indian real estate
Araddhna Mangala: Manager, Altre Digital; research on Indian real estate
Vijay Kumar Vaddadi: Strategic advisor; Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Janine Haesler: Managing Associate, Vischer; arbitration and disputes
Kanwar Vivswan: Associate, Osborne Clarke; litigation
Profiles and links: https://www.india-rising.com/partners
India Rising is the leading platform for the Indo-European business opportunity: an intelligence platform, community and free weekly newsletter on business between India and Europe.
It was founded in 2025 by Peter Paul Pratter and is published from Berlin, Germany, in English.
It has published 79 weekly issues as of 30 September 2026.
Its audience spans 30+ countries, and 35% of it holds director-level roles or above (LinkedIn audience data, 2026).
It works with 10+ network partners, including Zinnov and Guidance Tamil Nadu, and 20+ expert contributors.
Its editorial content is independent. It co-organises webinars and events with partners, and it does not sell consulting.
One sentence: India Rising is the leading platform for the Indo-European business opportunity, built around a weekly intelligence briefing, founded in 2025 by Peter Paul Pratter and published from Berlin.
Three sentences: India Rising is the leading platform for the Indo-European business opportunity, covering trade, investment and corporate expansion between India and Europe. Its free weekly briefing, written by founder Peter Paul Pratter, analyses each development for what it means to European businesses. The platform also publishes multi-part series with institutions such as Zinnov and Guidance Tamil Nadu, guest articles by more than 20 practitioners, a corridor event calendar, and webinars and events co-organised with partners.
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