The India-USA Synergy event is a full-day conference convened by the International Committee of City Club, Los Angeles, the World Trade Center Los Angeles, and the San Franciso-based Consulate General of India. Slated for Monday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the event will focus on U.S.-India cross-border...
YouTube Supports Indian Content Creators
You Tube creators in India are capturing the color, music, humor, and drama of India to become among the top contributors in Asia in driving You Tube video views. To support this community YouTube has partnered with one of Asia’s largest and most renowned film schools, Whistling Woods International, to...
CBRE Predicts Steep Rise in Luxury Retail
Los Angeles-based property consultant CBRE expects the supply of retail space for luxury brands in India to double in the next three to four years. Vivek Kaul, head of retail services India, CBRE South Asia said, "The existing stock of luxury retail space in the country is approximately a million...
California to Host Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India
When he visited New York to speak at the UN General Assembly in September 2014, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a packed audience at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and was given a rock star reception by Indian American and local politicians and businesspeople alike. The India Expert has...
Mumbai sixth in Billionaire Count
According to a study by WealthInsight, Mumbai takes the sixth position of the world's top cities with the maximum number of billionaires, with a count of 26 billionaires. New York tops the list with 70 billionaires, followed by Moscow with 64 and London with 54. Los Angeles counts 19 billionaires...
Anti-corruption Video Game mimics Angry Birds
According to SoCal Tech, Los Angeles- and Austin-based GameSalad, the iOS game creation software firm founded by Michael Agustin, Dan Treiman, Tan Tran, and Joshua Seaver, has an unlikely hand in the anti-corruption issues facing India, and Indian activist Anna Hazare: a video game called "Angry Anna". The game--a takeoff...