Tag Archives: India Business Checklists

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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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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Updating ‘India Business Checklists’

Posted on August 20, 2011 by webmaster

The rights to India Business Checklists — published in 2009 by John Wiley — have reverted to me. (Thanks, JW!) A lot has changed since I researched it in 2008. A lot more is likely to keep changing in India … Continue reading →

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A New Symbol for the Rupee

Posted on July 15, 2010 by webmaster

For decades, India has represented its currency, the Rupee with “Re” for Re 1 or “Rs” (for multiple rupees). Other sources clarified it to things like “INR”;  after all, the Rupee is the currency of several South Asian countries including … Continue reading →

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Interview for India Abroad

Posted on April 28, 2010 by webmaster

Soon after the IIM USA event organized by Ashima Jain, I got an email connecting me with the newspaper India Abroad. I’ve been familiar with that publication for over twenty years now, so I was flattered when it turned out … Continue reading →

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The Non-resident Indian's India

Posted on December 6, 2009 by webmaster

A recent article in in the Wall Street Journal’s online edition was forwarded to a newsgroup I frequent. Called “The Brain Boomerang,” it spoke about Indians who, after years in the US, go back to India. When researching my book, … Continue reading →

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Labor Trouble and Death in the Line of Duty

Posted on November 30, 2009 by webmaster

Soldiers might expect it. Business executives generally don’t. But in September 09, Roy George, a Human Resources professional working at Pricol in Coimbatore was killed by agitating workers. George had joined Pricol – an auto components manufacturer – only months … Continue reading →

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Corruption in India: Worse?

Posted on November 18, 2009 by webmaster

As I noted in India Business Checklists, there’s no getting round it: India has a problem with corruption. At the time, I posed the question to the people I interviewed: Is corruption getting better or worse? I got a mixed … Continue reading →

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India: Market of the Month

Posted on October 12, 2009 by webmaster

It’s nice to have the spotlight turned on India by the US Government’s Export.gov, which has chosen India as its Market of the Month, right behind China, which was its ‘market of the month’ in September 09. Export.gov’s profile on … Continue reading →

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Nielsen: The thin layer of Indian affluence

Posted on September 7, 2009 by webmaster

Companies planning on selling luxury goods in India should consider Nielsen’s August 2009 survey. For some, it will be a reality check. When I read the press release from Nielsen’s survey of Upper Middle-class and Rich (UMAR) households in India, … Continue reading →

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