For the first time, an American President will be the Chief Guest at India’s national day parade on Monday, January 26, 2015 (known as Republic Day in India). It will also be the first time in history that a sitting American President will have visited India twice. (President Clinton has...
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...
Indians Pre-Order Sandwiches in Advance of Burger King Opening!
Burger King was yet to open its first outlet in the country, yet over 1,200 Indians had already pre-ordered the chicken, mutton or veggie versions of its Whopper sandwich for 128 rupees (just over $2) each. Online shoppers then collected their orders in a separate line when the store opened...
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...
India's Prime Minister Exhorts Fresh Grads to Step Up Medical Research
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the graduation ceremony of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, said that while Indian doctors have made a name for themselves across the world, India needs to step up medical research to keep pace with a fast-changing world. He encouraged the...
India Elections 2014 Result
Hopes for maintaining freedom and democracy are shaky in many countries today from Egypt, to Ukraine, to Iraq and Afghanistan. On the other hand the continued success of autocracies such as China has its scholars arguing that they have created a system better than Western democracy. The Economist recently ran...