Too bad President Obama and his party aren't running for elections in India next month. According to new data from the Pew Center, the United States enjoys a largely positive image in India. Nearly two-thirds (66%) express a favorable opinion of the U.S. By contrast, only 51% rate Russia favorably,...
Nuclear treaty benefits start to flow
Using uranium fuel supplied by France's Areva and Russia's TVEL Corporation, three of India's oldest atomic power stations have been able to recover from low capacity factors. The General Electric-supplied Tarapur units 1 and 2 ran at 90 and 99 percent of capacity in the period from April to June...
America sends the most tourists to India
Out of 5.1 million foreign tourists to enter India in 2009, about 800,000 were from the United States. The USA was also at the top of the list in 2008. The next highest countries were the UK, BanglaDesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, France, followed by China with 97,000 arrivals. In late...
India companies get bolder with outbound acquisition plans
In recent posts, I have reported how India continues to grow at an unprecedented pace despite the global slowdown. Indian companies are leveraging this growth streak to strengthen their corporate portfolios, particularly by making outbound acquisitions in western markets. In April-June 2010 quarter the number of acquisition transactions involving Indian...
India CEOs supremely confident
Top executives of companies are generally a sanguine bunch. But the economic crisis of 2008 shook their confident about future prospects and the recovery in confidence has not been uniform. According the 2010 Price Waterhouse Survey of 1,198 CEOs, 81 per cent of CEOs worldwide are confident of their prospects...