It’s like getting a German to have a beer. During Oktoberfest!! Or, as they used to say, gifting owls to the wise in Greece. That’s what I am going to be doing later today- selling India to Indians. Specifically, Indo Canadians or persons of Indian origin, living in Canada. The Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce [ICCC] in TorontoContinue reading “Owls to Athens, India to Indians”
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India: Business education from Scotland?
Starting off a new series today: a catalogue of stories of success. Of businesses from all over the globe kicking-off their India ventures, either trade or direct/joint business ventures. Dubbed the India Success Stories, this first one is from the education sector and a not so likely player- Scotland. Let the inspiration flow….. The UniversityContinue reading “India: Business education from Scotland?”
The India Opportunity Story, as told by Thomas Friedman
Here’s an interesting observation from Friedman on whether the growth stories about economies like India are real or not: ” Having traveled to both China and India in the last few weeks, here’s a scary thought I have: What if – for all the hype about China, India and globalization – they’re actually underhyped? What ifContinue reading “The India Opportunity Story, as told by Thomas Friedman”
Mom! I’m calling from Mt.Everest OR Is the India hype, underhyped?
Now things are getting really interesting in India. We are not talking global majors notching up handsome growths in sales, coming in from their India expansion. That may soon be par for the course. What’s even more telling of the kind of promise that India holds for business to thrive are the new, unconventional stories ofContinue reading “Mom! I’m calling from Mt.Everest OR Is the India hype, underhyped?”
Doing business with India….is a lot like losing weight.
Because….’you got to DO something about it’, if it is to happen. The reason I make this point is that Canadian businesses are curious about doing business globally but that curiosity is yet to turn into action. We need to galvanize businesses to get into action mode and I feel that it is partly my responsibilityContinue reading “Doing business with India….is a lot like losing weight.”
Salut. To sommelier Lindsay Groves from Canada.
Who would have guessed? A 28 year old sommelier from Burlington, Ontario in Canada, sitting across from you at the bar in the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai, India? India’s first foriegn female sommelier, as the Toronto Star writer claims in her piece on India uncorks its finest . I’d certainly like to raise a toast to Linsay’sContinue reading “Salut. To sommelier Lindsay Groves from Canada.”
Do you know how to stuff an elephant into a match box?
The Global Business Exchange 2010 is an event conducted by the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters [CME], to be held tomorrow at the Steam Whistle Brewing in Toronto. The Seminar is all about businesses going global. I will be one of the speakers and my focus is on The India Opportunity and what it promises for the entrepreneur who daresContinue reading “Do you know how to stuff an elephant into a match box?”
Cameron’s Indian Summer of Opportunity
Continuing Rmagine’s spotlight on news coverage across the EU on the Indian economy and opportunities, here is another from the UK’s Telegraph…Liam Halligan, the chief economist at Prosperity Capital Management writes: “…..Indian commerce is these days about so much more than “cheap labour” call-centres and Bollywood movies. India is transforming itself into a manufacturing andContinue reading “Cameron’s Indian Summer of Opportunity”
“The 21st century belongs to India”, courtesy UK’s Telegraph
“….while the 19th century was Britain’s and the 20th century America’s, the 21st century surely belongs to India”. Telegraph”s writer may have gotten carried away a wee bit there but …you get the picture. Rmagine brings to Canadian and US readers, a glimpse of what media across Europe has to say about the opportunities in IndiaContinue reading ““The 21st century belongs to India”, courtesy UK’s Telegraph”
How’s the automobile market in India? Ask Ford.
Would anybody like to take a guess at Ford’s scale of investment in India, in the last ten years? One billion dollars! And how many new models is Ford going to launch in India by 2015? Eight new models. Just two more indicators for auto parts/ancillary manufacturers from US and Canada to set shop in India. Ford’s ambitiousContinue reading “How’s the automobile market in India? Ask Ford.”
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