India's Space and Research Organization (ISRO) launched the first South Asia Satellite, on May 5. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi said that the satellite will help partner countries in effective communication, better governance, better banking and education in remote areas, more predictable weather forecasting and efficient resource mapping....
Blackberry Will Make Android Devices in India
Waterloo Canada-based Blackberry announced its partnership with New Delhi, India-based Optiemus Infracom, an existing distribution partner for BlackBerry devices in the country. Blackberry will license device software and brand assets to Optiemus, which will design, manufacture, sell, promote, and support BlackBerry-branded devices in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. Alex...
Obama appoints former India hand as Ambassador to Nepal
Today, President Obama made several appointments. One of them is Peter Bodde as US Ambassador to Nepal. Bodde, pictured on the right below (when he was posted in Malawi) was Minister Counselor for Administrative Affairs in New Delhi some years ago. Here is his bio from the White House website:...
India is becoming a global automotive powerhouse
While much of the automotive headlines from India talk about how its consumer are now a major market, there is another substantial megatrend that is just as interesting. In my book, Doing Business in 21st Century India, I wrote how Hyundai Motors of Korea was starting to export its cars...