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...
Huntsman India Sales Cross $500 million
Peter R. Huntsman, President and Chief Executive of the $12 billion chemicals maker, Huntsman Corporation, inaugurated a new India corporate office in Mumbai on November 4, 2014. Initially, the 220,000 square feet, seven story building will house about 300 Huntsman associates, including over 100 technical staff spread across three floors...
Investors’ Growing Appetite for Vehicle-Rental Startups in India
Indian vehicle-rental startups focused on urban transportation needs are getting funding by US venture capitalists. With one of the world’s lowest car-ownership rates–18 out of 1,000 people, according to the World Bank — India has a large pent-up demand for vehicles. Sequoia Capital has invested $8 million in Zoomcar, an...