Among India's top ten search terms for its 80 million internet users were American firms Facebook, Google and YouTube. Most of China’s top search terms involve Chinese applications or web sites such as Baidu, Tencent,s QQ instant messenger application, gaming destination 4399.com , and video site tudou.com. If you look...
India tops Homeward Remittances at $55 billion
According to the World Bank's latest data people of Indian origin living overseas sent in more money back home than people from any other country, for the fourth year in a row. Indians sent home $55 billion in "remittances" which is equivalent to 3.9 percent of its GDP. China used...
India leads in employee engagement
According to the 2010 Kenexa Research Institute WorkTrends Report, comparing country-level employee engagement differences in India, China, The Netherlands, Mexico, Denmark, United States, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Japan revealed that the order of these countries...
Sourcing from India, Ikea to double purchases
Ikea, the Swedish retailer which has expanded in China in a big way, plans to double the amount of goods it buys from India, including textiles, in the next three to four years, to $1.3 billion according to its CEO Mikael Ohlsson quoted in the New York Times. Ikea said...
India approaches China in Manufacturing Prowess
It's the accepted wisdom that no country can touch China in desirability of a manufacturing location. There are few fields in which the "middle kingdom" does not excel. But did you know that the second largest maker of blank DVDs/CDs and related media is a company located just outside India's...
British Historian predicts India and US will lead 21st Century
Writing for Forbes magazine, British Historian Paul Johnson predicts that due to its widespread use of English, India will overtake China and will continue to be a more vibrant supporter of Western liberal ideas. While I am an Indo-phile, I think that Johnson's overreaching. I present you excerpts from his...