No matter whether you look at economics, culture, business, language or politics, there are aspects of India that are uniquely bizarre or out of the world. But sometimes, even The India Expert has to raise its eyebrows, as we did when we came across this entry about "enclaves" in The...
Edelman Trust Barometer produces puzzling results
I am often asked to compare India with China. In many ways in my work, this is the wrong question but since so many clients ask it, we created a whimsical page on my companies website comparing the three largest companies in more ways than your can possible imagine. (India...
India's more Western-oriented than China, in internet searches
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...