Anticipating prospects in India, German chemical company BASF SE has started the process of constructing a new innovation campus at its existing facility in Thane, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. The investment in this campus will be $61.8 million. The India center will hire 300 scientists to work on...
American Tourists to India Can Now Get Visas More Easily
Most American tourists can soon obtain visas to travel to India much more easily. The new plan does not help business travelers. According to media reports, this single-entry tourist visa is valid for 30 days, and a traveler may apply twice in a year. You submit an online application, pay...
India Myth: Is Bollywood Star Priyanka Chopra Being Cutesy? No!
The Wall Street Journal has a great blog post about Prime Minister Modi's "Clean India" campaign and the role of celebrity Priyanka Chopra in cleaning up a garbage infested area of the Mumbai neighborhood of Versova. It includes an 11 minute YouTube video. But my beef is with the implications...
McKinsey CEO and USIBC President Both Upbeat on India
The world's most renowned consulting firm has large operations in India and their CEO, Dominic Barton was in Mumbai this week. Here is an excerpt from his interview with the The Economic Times. Do you get a sense from the American business community, that it is time to bet on...
Expat and Local Executives Say India on Growth Track
Top Indian industry executives who spoke at an Economic Summit held in New Delhi from November 4 – 6, 2014, welcomed the Modi government’s initiatives in land and labor reforms. Quicker approvals for business would boost manufacturing and creation of jobs they said. The government, which came to power promising...
Gov. Hayley’s India Trip to Attract Jobs to U.S.A.
The newly re-elected Republican governor of South Carolina, Ms. Nikki Hayley arrives in India on November 13 on a 10-day mission involving the state's commerce and tourism agencies. Gov. Hayley will be traveling to the Indian cities of Amritsar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Mumbai, and New Delhi hoping to persuade companies to...