Category Archives: Doing Business in India

Smells Like a Man…

Posted on March 4, 2017 by webmaster

The other day, we went to an Indian grocery store in Seattle. In addition to replenishing our spice stocks, and picking up a few veggies that are difficult to find in regular grocery stores (and what turned out to be … Continue reading →

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2014 India Corruption: Modi Effect?

Posted on January 17, 2015 by webmaster

Last year, when I wrote about Corruption Perceptions, I said: I’ll be very interested to see if the new government in India significantly affects corruption perceptions in the next survey. The 2014 data are available, and it’s had an effect. How … Continue reading →

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Surprise for 2013: Corruption in India, China, US and Myanmar

Posted on June 8, 2014 by webmaster

I was browsing the Transparency International website, and realized they have their 2013 data up. This organization tracks corruption, and each year they make a ‘Corruption Perceptions Index’ across 175-180 or so countries. For 2013, it was 177 countries. This … Continue reading →

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India: 1.2 billion Unique Identities

Posted on July 28, 2012 by webmaster

I don’t have a birth certificate. Back then in India, few did. Many people weren’t even born in hospital. I was, so I actually have a scrap of paper on the hospital’s letterhead, stating that “A baby girl was born … Continue reading →

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Flying Coach in India

Posted on April 27, 2012 by webmaster

Here I am in India, flying from Delhi to Bangalore to Calcutta. I’m doing the research to update my India Business Checklists book, published in 2009 by John Wiley. I have the rights back, and plan an updated limited edition … Continue reading →

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A Legal Can of Worms

Posted on March 18, 2012 by webmaster

There’s a proposal to change India’s tax laws regarding foreign acquisitions… going back, retrospectively, to April 1962. That’s probably before some of the people dealing with the consequences were even born. THE BACKSTORY I’ve been reporting here about the Vodafone … Continue reading →

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Vodafone vs Indian Tax Department… Finally, a Win

Posted on January 20, 2012 by webmaster

So the saga seems to have ended. Vodafone’s foreign transactions were truly foreign, India’s Supreme Court says. That’s $2.7 billion the company doesn’t have to pay. Those who’ve been following this blog might remember the story. THE VODAFONE BACKSTORY Hong … Continue reading →

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India: A Telling Corruption Study

Posted on December 8, 2011 by webmaster

Transparency International (TI) has published their annual survey of corruption perceptions — how corrupt various countries are perceived to be. As usual, India does not fare well. What’s particularly disturbing, though, is what the data now reveals. TI publishes two … Continue reading →

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Mumbai’s Airport…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by webmaster

… isn’t as modern as Delhi’s, or Bangalore’s or Hyderabad’s. (Yet.) But some like it anyway… I haven’t been through Mumbai in a while. My recent trips have taken me to Delhi and Bangalore, both of which have brand new … Continue reading →

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India: The “Ease” of Doing Business (World Bank Rank)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by webmaster

I’ve just started to update my book on doing business in India, and I came across this statement: In 2008, The World Bank ranked India as 120th out of 178 countries in the difficulty of doing business. At that, its … Continue reading →

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