India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
India is the world's largest democracy.
Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord
Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
The art of Navigation was bornin the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery.
Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)
Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Facts to make every Indian proud
Q. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
A. Vinod Khosla
Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the
today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm
Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Aziz Premji,
who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th
position now.
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web
based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia
Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator
of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,
responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even
faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population)
Proud to be an Indian....... Jai INDIA
Love India... Serve India...
CRK
From India, Vijayawada
44India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
India is the world's largest democracy.
Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord
Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
The art of Navigation was bornin the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery.
Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)
Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Facts to make every Indian proud
Q. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
A. Vinod Khosla
Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the
today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm
Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Aziz Premji,
who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th
position now.
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web
based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia
Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator
of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,
responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even
faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population)
Proud to be an Indian....... Jai INDIA
Love India... Serve India...
CRK
From India, Vijayawada
Source: FACTS ABOUT INDIA
Just as India’s culture is, its geography too is varied and diverse. Right from the snowy mountains in the north to dense forests in the south and arid deserts in the west, India offers it all. With a coastline of 7000 km., India is a peninsular country which protrudes in the deep indian ocean. India is surrounded by Arabian sea on one side and Bay of Bengal on the other.
The geography of ancient India included Pakistan and Bangladesh which later became separate nations after the Indian independence. India is now bordered by Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh. Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia are island nations that are to the south of India. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a channel of sea formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. Independent India is divided into 28 states and seven union territories.
Most of the northern, central, and eastern India are occupied by the fertile Indo-Gangetic Plain making it ideal for production of many food grains. The Deccan Plateau occupies most of southern India while the Thar desert is towards the west. India's east and northeastern border consists of the high Himalayan range. In fact, India can be divided into seven physiographic regions such as the Himalayas and the northeast mountain ranges, Indo-Gangetic plains, Central Highlands, Thar Desert, Deccan Plateau, West Coast, East Coast and seas and islands.
India is one of the nations having nine major mountain ranges with peaks over 1,000 m The Himalayas are the only mountain ranges in India to have snow-capped peaks. Some of the famous mountain ranges in India are Himalayas, Aravalli Range, Vindhya Range, Eastern Ghats, Patkai range, Sahyadri, Satpura Range, Karakoram and the Kunlun range. India has two major offshore islands namely; the Lakshadweep islands and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands both of which are administered by the Union government of India. Some of the major rivers in India are Indus, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab, Sutlej, Beas, Ganga, Chambal, Yamuna, Gomti, Bhramaputra, Krishna, Kaveri, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari and Mahanadi.
The geography and climate of India is so varied that it cannot be generalized as its changes from region to region. The seasons of India is mainly defined by summer, rainy and winter. The most pleasant time to visit India is during winters. India’s northern plains are the first to experience summer during the end of March and it builds up in the month of April, May and June. During June, the temperature soars up to almost 45 degree Celsius. The southern India experiences hot and humid climate during this month.
In terms of geography, India is one of the most feasible countries to travel especially with its good road and rail facilities that connect so many places. In India geography, ethnicity, languages, cultures and habits of people are in sync with itself. With each different state of India, one will notice a new culture and a new language. The geography of India truly makes it a favorable tourist destination
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From India, Vijayawada
The Indian economy is finally overcoming some of the obstacles that have traditionally been cumbersome to growth and today, India’s economic growth rate is among the fastest in the world, based largely on a flair for information technology and knowledge-based industries.
As a result, India is providing an IT workforce for high tech companies around the world and is gradually on the path to becoming the “knowledge center” for the global technology economy.
Most of us know this, but here are 15 facts that you may not know. These facts are as of December 06, so some of them might have changed, especially number 6. If you have recent information, leave a comment and I will add it to the list:
India is one of only three countries that makes supercomputers (the US and Japan are the other two).
India is one of six countries that launches satellites.
The Bombay stock exchange lists more than 6,600 companies. Only the NYSE has more.
Eight Indian companies are listed on the NYSE; three on the NASDAQ.
By volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s second largest after China.
India has the second largest community of software developers, after the U.S.
India has the second largest network of paved highways, after the U.S.
India is the world’s largest producer of milk, and among the top five producers of sugar, cotton, tea, coffee, spices, rubber, silk, and fish.
100 of the Fortune 500 companies have R&D facilities in India.
Two million people of Indian origin live in the U.S.
Indian-born Americans are among the most affluent and best educated of the recent immigrant groups in the U.S.
Thirty percent of the R&D researchers in American pharmaceutical companies are Indian Americans.
Nearly 49% of the high-tech startups in silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. are owned by Indians or Indian-Americans.
India sends more students to U.S. colleges than any country in the world. In 2004-2005, over 80,000 Indian students entered the U.S. China sent only 65,000 students during the same time.
In a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, an Indian-American woman scientist, Dr. Ananda Chakrabaty, won the argument that persons may be granted patents for useful manufacture of living organisms. She defeated the U.S. Patent Office, that argued that living things may not be patented, thus establishing the legal foundation for the biotech industry, (Diamond vs. Chakrabaty, 1980). Dr. Chakrabaty invented a microbe that eats oil spills
Some figures and positions might have been changed as per recent records..
CRK
From India, Vijayawada
As a result, India is providing an IT workforce for high tech companies around the world and is gradually on the path to becoming the “knowledge center” for the global technology economy.
Most of us know this, but here are 15 facts that you may not know. These facts are as of December 06, so some of them might have changed, especially number 6. If you have recent information, leave a comment and I will add it to the list:
India is one of only three countries that makes supercomputers (the US and Japan are the other two).
India is one of six countries that launches satellites.
The Bombay stock exchange lists more than 6,600 companies. Only the NYSE has more.
Eight Indian companies are listed on the NYSE; three on the NASDAQ.
By volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s second largest after China.
India has the second largest community of software developers, after the U.S.
India has the second largest network of paved highways, after the U.S.
India is the world’s largest producer of milk, and among the top five producers of sugar, cotton, tea, coffee, spices, rubber, silk, and fish.
100 of the Fortune 500 companies have R&D facilities in India.
Two million people of Indian origin live in the U.S.
Indian-born Americans are among the most affluent and best educated of the recent immigrant groups in the U.S.
Thirty percent of the R&D researchers in American pharmaceutical companies are Indian Americans.
Nearly 49% of the high-tech startups in silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. are owned by Indians or Indian-Americans.
India sends more students to U.S. colleges than any country in the world. In 2004-2005, over 80,000 Indian students entered the U.S. China sent only 65,000 students during the same time.
In a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, an Indian-American woman scientist, Dr. Ananda Chakrabaty, won the argument that persons may be granted patents for useful manufacture of living organisms. She defeated the U.S. Patent Office, that argued that living things may not be patented, thus establishing the legal foundation for the biotech industry, (Diamond vs. Chakrabaty, 1980). Dr. Chakrabaty invented a microbe that eats oil spills
Some figures and positions might have been changed as per recent records..
CRK
From India, Vijayawada
"The market outlook for renewable energies in India is extremely positive and we see huge potential for the wind and solar business in the near future."
Dr Armin Bruck
Managing Director
Siemens
"The Indian market has a lot of potential for us."
Harald Kruger
Head of Human Relations Management
BMW
"India is our most dynamic market anywhere in the world."
John S Hamilton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc
"We remain bullish on the domestic growth outlook in India."
Fan Cheuk Wan
MD, Head of Research Asia Pacific, Private Banking Division
Credit Suisse
"There is huge potential for growth in India, explosive growth."
Marc Benioff
Chairman and CEO
Salesforce.com inc
"India is a key market for us."
Tom Nordstrom
Vice-President and Executive Director
KWH Mirka Ltd
"India would play an important role in working out cost efficient ways of developing new drugs..."
Stephen Cutler
Kendle
COO
"India accounts for nearly 50% of our global revenues."
Peter Blackmore
CEO, UTStarcom
"India is an important destination for the company."
Amadou Diallo
CEO-South Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding
"I have been a great believer in the India growth story."
Wilfried Aulbur
Mercedes Benz India
MD & CEO
"India is our fastest growing market."
J S Shin
CEO
Samsung, SW Asia
"India has a huge opportunity to become a food basket for the world."
Scott Price
President and CEO
Wal-Mart Asia
"We will make India the export hub for LG."
Moon Bum Shi
Managing Director
LG Electronics India
"India is special in terms of existing opportunities and market potential."
Patrick Doyle
Global Chief Executive Officer
Domino's Pizza Inc
"We are one of the two market leaders in India.... The growing residential segment has been a big part of our growth."
Matti Alahuhta
President and CEO
Kone Corporation
"India offers unlimited potential and is growing rapidly."
H. Tanigawa
Managing Director
Bridgestone India Private Limited
"Within Cisco, now we recognise that India is an innovation centre for what we call smart connect communities."
Wim Elfrink
Executive Vice-President
Cisco Services
"India is one of the markets of prime importance to us and Etios is a massive product for us globally."
Kazuo Okamoto
Chairman
Toyota
"India offers a new and promising market for our innovations and products."
Hans-Matthias Vorbrodt
Managing Director
Orgentis Chemicals Ltd
"I am looking for long term in India. We took off here last decade. We source 75 per cent of our components from vendors, and will source more from India."
Louis R Chenevert
President and CEO
United Technologies Corporation (UTC)
"India is an integral part of Honeywell's global growth strategy and is a critical manufacturing location."
Shane Tedjarati
President and CEO (China and India)
Honeywell
"India is a very important market for Ford Motor company. We are here in a big way. We are doubling our plant capacity in Chennai."
Mark Bentley
Manager
Ford Global Licensing
"We see a huge growth potential in India, be it warehousing and distribution, or even freight business or express business."
Frank Appel
Global CEO
DHL
"The global market is shifting towards smaller cars and India has a predominant advantage with a 70% market for compact cars. With Figo, we plan to get a larger chunk of the premium hatchback market, both in India and overseas."
Alan Mulally
President and CEO
Ford Motor
"A quarter of our Asia Pacific installation has happened in India. The booming medical business and the population of the country make it a potential market for our technology-enabled surgical solutions."
Stefan Vilsmeier
President and Chief
Executive Officer BrainLAB
"Given the rapid development of India's economy and infrastructure, this is exactly the right time to bring the world's greatest motorcycle to one of the world's largest motorcycling nations."
Matthew Levatich
President and COO
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
"India would remain one of Nokia's top growth markets, as 81% of the country's mobile users were in urban areas and they were driving demand for high-end phones."
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
Global CEO
Nokia Corporation
"The Indian market is at the cusp of a revolution in packaged beverages. As a general rule, we expect India to outgrow the world average; outgrow Eurasia and the Africa group... We would be happy to see India among our top five global businesses."
Ahmet C Bozer
President, Eurasia and Africa
Coca-Cola
"India has taken its place in the world economy. A lot of them (Indian companies) can be global companies. You already have them in cars and autos, in electronics and systems."
Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO
JP Morgan
"We are looking at sourcing as much as we can from India and are studying the possibility of setting up an engine facility at the second plant near Bangalore."
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
"India is a long-term investment for us and we are keen on building the supply chain."
Herve Clec'h
Managing Director
Carrefour WC&C India
"India is much less affected (by the global slowdown) than other global markets and represents a huge opportunity to not only grow sales in India, but even develop products..."
Gottfried Dutine
Executive Vice-President
Philips, The Netherlands
"We have been sourcing services and components out of India since 1998. On an average, we have grown the sourcing volume by about 10 per cent per year."
Wilfried Aulbur
Managing Director and CEO
Mercedes Benz India
"Compared to China, India has a much stronger and self-sufficient skill base... India is truly the powerhouse of the future."
Michael Maedel
President
JWT Worldwide
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From India, Vijayawada
Dr Armin Bruck
Managing Director
Siemens
"The Indian market has a lot of potential for us."
Harald Kruger
Head of Human Relations Management
BMW
"India is our most dynamic market anywhere in the world."
John S Hamilton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc
"We remain bullish on the domestic growth outlook in India."
Fan Cheuk Wan
MD, Head of Research Asia Pacific, Private Banking Division
Credit Suisse
"There is huge potential for growth in India, explosive growth."
Marc Benioff
Chairman and CEO
Salesforce.com inc
"India is a key market for us."
Tom Nordstrom
Vice-President and Executive Director
KWH Mirka Ltd
"India would play an important role in working out cost efficient ways of developing new drugs..."
Stephen Cutler
Kendle
COO
"India accounts for nearly 50% of our global revenues."
Peter Blackmore
CEO, UTStarcom
"India is an important destination for the company."
Amadou Diallo
CEO-South Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding
"I have been a great believer in the India growth story."
Wilfried Aulbur
Mercedes Benz India
MD & CEO
"India is our fastest growing market."
J S Shin
CEO
Samsung, SW Asia
"India has a huge opportunity to become a food basket for the world."
Scott Price
President and CEO
Wal-Mart Asia
"We will make India the export hub for LG."
Moon Bum Shi
Managing Director
LG Electronics India
"India is special in terms of existing opportunities and market potential."
Patrick Doyle
Global Chief Executive Officer
Domino's Pizza Inc
"We are one of the two market leaders in India.... The growing residential segment has been a big part of our growth."
Matti Alahuhta
President and CEO
Kone Corporation
"India offers unlimited potential and is growing rapidly."
H. Tanigawa
Managing Director
Bridgestone India Private Limited
"Within Cisco, now we recognise that India is an innovation centre for what we call smart connect communities."
Wim Elfrink
Executive Vice-President
Cisco Services
"India is one of the markets of prime importance to us and Etios is a massive product for us globally."
Kazuo Okamoto
Chairman
Toyota
"India offers a new and promising market for our innovations and products."
Hans-Matthias Vorbrodt
Managing Director
Orgentis Chemicals Ltd
"I am looking for long term in India. We took off here last decade. We source 75 per cent of our components from vendors, and will source more from India."
Louis R Chenevert
President and CEO
United Technologies Corporation (UTC)
"India is an integral part of Honeywell's global growth strategy and is a critical manufacturing location."
Shane Tedjarati
President and CEO (China and India)
Honeywell
"India is a very important market for Ford Motor company. We are here in a big way. We are doubling our plant capacity in Chennai."
Mark Bentley
Manager
Ford Global Licensing
"We see a huge growth potential in India, be it warehousing and distribution, or even freight business or express business."
Frank Appel
Global CEO
DHL
"The global market is shifting towards smaller cars and India has a predominant advantage with a 70% market for compact cars. With Figo, we plan to get a larger chunk of the premium hatchback market, both in India and overseas."
Alan Mulally
President and CEO
Ford Motor
"A quarter of our Asia Pacific installation has happened in India. The booming medical business and the population of the country make it a potential market for our technology-enabled surgical solutions."
Stefan Vilsmeier
President and Chief
Executive Officer BrainLAB
"Given the rapid development of India's economy and infrastructure, this is exactly the right time to bring the world's greatest motorcycle to one of the world's largest motorcycling nations."
Matthew Levatich
President and COO
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
"India would remain one of Nokia's top growth markets, as 81% of the country's mobile users were in urban areas and they were driving demand for high-end phones."
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
Global CEO
Nokia Corporation
"The Indian market is at the cusp of a revolution in packaged beverages. As a general rule, we expect India to outgrow the world average; outgrow Eurasia and the Africa group... We would be happy to see India among our top five global businesses."
Ahmet C Bozer
President, Eurasia and Africa
Coca-Cola
"India has taken its place in the world economy. A lot of them (Indian companies) can be global companies. You already have them in cars and autos, in electronics and systems."
Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO
JP Morgan
"We are looking at sourcing as much as we can from India and are studying the possibility of setting up an engine facility at the second plant near Bangalore."
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
"India is a long-term investment for us and we are keen on building the supply chain."
Herve Clec'h
Managing Director
Carrefour WC&C India
"India is much less affected (by the global slowdown) than other global markets and represents a huge opportunity to not only grow sales in India, but even develop products..."
Gottfried Dutine
Executive Vice-President
Philips, The Netherlands
"We have been sourcing services and components out of India since 1998. On an average, we have grown the sourcing volume by about 10 per cent per year."
Wilfried Aulbur
Managing Director and CEO
Mercedes Benz India
"Compared to China, India has a much stronger and self-sufficient skill base... India is truly the powerhouse of the future."
Michael Maedel
President
JWT Worldwide
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"Chennai-Bangalore can be Detroit of South India."
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
"Given the cost advantage and other positive options, GM will look at exporting engines as well as cars out of India to global markets."
Karl Slym
President and Managing Director
GM India
"If you have tracked the life insurance sector in India so far, you will realise that it has immense growth potential. Last year, the industry witnessed almost 100% growth."
William J Toppeta
President
MetLife International
"India is a market with enormous potential... It is a more integrated economy today and being in the country was, therefore, an easy decision to make."
Joe Saddi
Chairman
Booz & Co
"We think the growth story in India remains and is still domestic driven to a certain degree. ...India appears to be on a stronger footing in the emerging market space."
Christopher Knight
Head-India Equity
JP Morgan
"There are enormous opportunities to be tapped in India... The market here is good for both topline growth and profitability..."
Andrew Moss
Group Chief Executive
Aviva plc
"In India, the watch segment has grown by almost 30 per cent on an annualised basis. Currently, it is among the top 15 markets for us. In the next few years, it will be among the top four to five markets."
Jean-Christophe Babin
President and CEO
Tag Heuer
"Clinical services are now a global opportunity for India with a strong competitive edge based on speed and quality of clinical development."
Dr Wolfgang Beier
CEO
Oncology Services Europe
"India is a fantastic opportunity. It is an opportunity as a market, it's an opportunity as a talent base... I am very positive about what as a company we can do in India."
Ben Verwaayen
Chief Executive Officer
Alcatel Lucent SA
"Much of the world is flat or declining. Only India is growing."
Daniel J Magoon
Director
Indian Business Development, Transportation and Security Solutions
Lockheed Martin
We recognised India as the land of opportunities and are delighted being partners with the well-known Future Group for operations in India.
Mr Faisal Al Bannai
Founder
Axiom Telecom
"We see India as a huge market for our business. We are strong in transport, shipping, aircraft, energy, logistics and infrastructure financing. And these are areas where there is strong demand in India."
Dr Hannes Rehm
Chairman
Board of Management
Norddeutsche Landesbank
"India is a big market for the future for Lamborghini. It is a big country and (buyers)... are becoming more open to buying ultra luxury high-style brands like ours."
Enrico Maffeo
Global Director of Sales and Customer Service
Lamborghini
"It (India) is the most important market and is going to be among the five biggest in the world... Every major auto maker - be it Chinese, Korean, European or Japanese - will come to grab a share of this market."
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
"We cannot remain a global industry leader without a strong presence in India,"
Karl Slym
Head, GM India
When we look at markets in India, the growth prospects over the near, medium, and longer term are excellent and there are going to be great opportunities as a result. With regard to the opportunities that we see in India, our global capabilities match very well with the business here.
Brady W Dougan
CEO
Credit Suisse Group
We have been in India since 2001 with our Skoda (VW's Czech subsidiary) cars, and our current sales figures imply 69 per cent growth in volume sales in India, which is a very important market for us. Now, we believe, is the right time to expand.... India has a very skilled workforce.
Jochem Heizmann
Member
Volkswagen Management Board
We have concrete business plans for Indian market and and within next 5 years, India will be a strong contributors to Renault's global business.
Sylvain Bilaine
Managing Director
Renault India
India today is not an emerging economy. It has fully emerged, and it is in full bloom.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
President and CEO
Nokia
The real interest in India is to find the next practice. To find the unexplored innovative idea - one that can change the game.
Bill McDermott
President and CEO
SAP
You can't be global without being in India - with its large number of highly skilled, motivated and knowledgeable people.
Tom Enders
CEO and President
Airbus
India is one of the hotspots of the world ... opening up to new ideas and investments and the people are increasingly getting interested in Western fashion.
Patrice de Place
President
Artistic Committee
Mod'Art International, Paris
Nowhere in the world has retail fallen into the consumers' lap like it has in India.
B S Nagesh
Customer Care Associate and Managing Director
Shoppers Stop
When you are here (India) you see the energy, the sharpness of the people and their passion for learning. You want to be in that environment. This is one of the best places to work in the world today.
Katherine Hegmman
Senior Executive
IBM
Five years ago, industrial customers expected delivery once a day; now they demand 20 ... they expected six new products to be developed in a year; today they expect 11.
Surinder Kapur
CMD
Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited
India is the future and the future is here. Critical operations are happening here.
Anil Menon
Vice-President, Channels, Marketing and Ecosystems
IBM Software
The demand is so much that I am unable to keep pace with the orders. People just walk in and want to buy one of the (Mercedes) models.
Manjit Singh Bala
Managing Director
Tai-Pan Motors
Unlike the past when a typical Merc owner (in India) would get the first car after he turned 45, now it is typically 35 to 37.
Suhas Kadlaskar
Head, Corporate Affairs
DaimlerChrysler India
CRK
crk.mbahr@yahoo.com
From India, Vijayawada
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
"Given the cost advantage and other positive options, GM will look at exporting engines as well as cars out of India to global markets."
Karl Slym
President and Managing Director
GM India
"If you have tracked the life insurance sector in India so far, you will realise that it has immense growth potential. Last year, the industry witnessed almost 100% growth."
William J Toppeta
President
MetLife International
"India is a market with enormous potential... It is a more integrated economy today and being in the country was, therefore, an easy decision to make."
Joe Saddi
Chairman
Booz & Co
"We think the growth story in India remains and is still domestic driven to a certain degree. ...India appears to be on a stronger footing in the emerging market space."
Christopher Knight
Head-India Equity
JP Morgan
"There are enormous opportunities to be tapped in India... The market here is good for both topline growth and profitability..."
Andrew Moss
Group Chief Executive
Aviva plc
"In India, the watch segment has grown by almost 30 per cent on an annualised basis. Currently, it is among the top 15 markets for us. In the next few years, it will be among the top four to five markets."
Jean-Christophe Babin
President and CEO
Tag Heuer
"Clinical services are now a global opportunity for India with a strong competitive edge based on speed and quality of clinical development."
Dr Wolfgang Beier
CEO
Oncology Services Europe
"India is a fantastic opportunity. It is an opportunity as a market, it's an opportunity as a talent base... I am very positive about what as a company we can do in India."
Ben Verwaayen
Chief Executive Officer
Alcatel Lucent SA
"Much of the world is flat or declining. Only India is growing."
Daniel J Magoon
Director
Indian Business Development, Transportation and Security Solutions
Lockheed Martin
We recognised India as the land of opportunities and are delighted being partners with the well-known Future Group for operations in India.
Mr Faisal Al Bannai
Founder
Axiom Telecom
"We see India as a huge market for our business. We are strong in transport, shipping, aircraft, energy, logistics and infrastructure financing. And these are areas where there is strong demand in India."
Dr Hannes Rehm
Chairman
Board of Management
Norddeutsche Landesbank
"India is a big market for the future for Lamborghini. It is a big country and (buyers)... are becoming more open to buying ultra luxury high-style brands like ours."
Enrico Maffeo
Global Director of Sales and Customer Service
Lamborghini
"It (India) is the most important market and is going to be among the five biggest in the world... Every major auto maker - be it Chinese, Korean, European or Japanese - will come to grab a share of this market."
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
"We cannot remain a global industry leader without a strong presence in India,"
Karl Slym
Head, GM India
When we look at markets in India, the growth prospects over the near, medium, and longer term are excellent and there are going to be great opportunities as a result. With regard to the opportunities that we see in India, our global capabilities match very well with the business here.
Brady W Dougan
CEO
Credit Suisse Group
We have been in India since 2001 with our Skoda (VW's Czech subsidiary) cars, and our current sales figures imply 69 per cent growth in volume sales in India, which is a very important market for us. Now, we believe, is the right time to expand.... India has a very skilled workforce.
Jochem Heizmann
Member
Volkswagen Management Board
We have concrete business plans for Indian market and and within next 5 years, India will be a strong contributors to Renault's global business.
Sylvain Bilaine
Managing Director
Renault India
India today is not an emerging economy. It has fully emerged, and it is in full bloom.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
President and CEO
Nokia
The real interest in India is to find the next practice. To find the unexplored innovative idea - one that can change the game.
Bill McDermott
President and CEO
SAP
You can't be global without being in India - with its large number of highly skilled, motivated and knowledgeable people.
Tom Enders
CEO and President
Airbus
India is one of the hotspots of the world ... opening up to new ideas and investments and the people are increasingly getting interested in Western fashion.
Patrice de Place
President
Artistic Committee
Mod'Art International, Paris
Nowhere in the world has retail fallen into the consumers' lap like it has in India.
B S Nagesh
Customer Care Associate and Managing Director
Shoppers Stop
When you are here (India) you see the energy, the sharpness of the people and their passion for learning. You want to be in that environment. This is one of the best places to work in the world today.
Katherine Hegmman
Senior Executive
IBM
Five years ago, industrial customers expected delivery once a day; now they demand 20 ... they expected six new products to be developed in a year; today they expect 11.
Surinder Kapur
CMD
Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited
India is the future and the future is here. Critical operations are happening here.
Anil Menon
Vice-President, Channels, Marketing and Ecosystems
IBM Software
The demand is so much that I am unable to keep pace with the orders. People just walk in and want to buy one of the (Mercedes) models.
Manjit Singh Bala
Managing Director
Tai-Pan Motors
Unlike the past when a typical Merc owner (in India) would get the first car after he turned 45, now it is typically 35 to 37.
Suhas Kadlaskar
Head, Corporate Affairs
DaimlerChrysler India
CRK
crk.mbahr@yahoo.com
From India, Vijayawada
India is a long-term bet with stability ... China is a short-term bet with volatility.
Stefan Krause
Head of Sales and Marketing
BMW AG
India is on a roll and we are happy to be rolling with India.
Arun Sarin
CEO
Vodafone
We've got to get them (India) on local products as well as doing global products because we need to understand that game.
Rick Wagoner
Chairman
General Motors
The thumb rule is to have 30 per cent localisation and global content ... to succeed here (in India) is to have a 'global brand with local heart'
Muktesh Pant
Chief Marketing Officer
Yum! Restaurants International
India is going to be a refining and petrochemical hub. The country's largest forex earnings are going to be from export of refined products.
Carlos A Cabrera
President and CEO
UOP - a Honeywell company
We know the (Indian) market is going to explode but we can't say when.
Dr Hector Ruiz
Chairman and CEO
Advanced Micro Devices
We want to give Indian investors an opportunity to be a part of the world's largest steel company and would like to list Arcelor-Mittal in India.
LN Mittal
President and CEO
Arcelor-Mittal
I believe that India's growth is on the runway, ready to take off.
Andrew Holland
Managing Director
DSP Merrill Lynch
India, with a population of 1.1 billion, and a middle class that is larger than the entire population of US, is one of the world's largest untapped markets.
Satveer Chaudhary
Senator
Minnesota
India is the fastest growing and highest revenue-generating market of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Randall Stephenson
CEO
AT&T
Here in India and Asia the evolution has reached revolution. In a good sense.
John Dooner
Chairman & CEO
McCann Worldgroup
India is the fastest growing and highest revenue-generating market of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Randall Stephenson
CEO
AT&T
India is a very exciting market and the luxury car segment is growing exponentially here.
Mr Paul de Voijs
Managing Director
Volvo Car India
I have never seen India so dynamic, vibrant and full of business opportunities.
Peter Loescher
President and Chief Executive
Siemens
Now things have changed - many Indians educated and working in America are returning to India because India has changed. India is the new land of opportunities.
Bala V Balachandran
Padma Shri awardee
Distinguished professor, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago
Our relations with India are stronger than ever, bilateral trade is improving, an increasing number of Indian students are coming to the UK.
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Britain
Indian companies have a responsibility now as the whole world is looking to India.
Ibukun Adebayo
Head - India Business Development
Alternative Investment Market (of the London Stock Exchange)
India is an interesting combination - world class talent that can speak English and a strong technological expertise.
Tony Wright
Chairman
Lowe Worldwide
India is clearly the rising star of the direct marketing world.
Rory Sutherland
Jury President, Lions
Direct, Cannes Lions; and Vice Chairman,
Ogilvy Group UK
I can foresee a day when Finland could begin importing mobile phones from India.
Matti Pietarinen
Deputy Director General
Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry
What's struck me is the energy and restless ambition in India. You can actually, tangibly feel the drive...
Peter Knapp
Executive Creative Director
Landor Associates
India is light years ahead in terms of the market potential and the potential for the company (Boeing) to come together as an enterprise and grow.
Q.R. Thomas
President
Boeing India
We are also looking to source more (auto) parts out of India for our global operations.
Rick Wagoner
Chairman and CEO
General Motors
India is a very important market for 3i... We see attractive investment opportunities here and we want to be in the forefront.
Chris Rowlands
Managing Partner, Asia
3i
'Indian market is unique in the sense you have so many different segments and levels of usage.'
John Gierre
Chief marketing officer
Alcatel-Lucent
"With the Indian economy showing 8-9 per cent growth over the years, more and more Japanese investors are becoming keen to invest in this emerging market."
Yoshihiro Hasegawa
Chief Representative
Daiwa Securities SMBC Co Ltd
The Indian economy has had sustained growth at 9 per cent which is generating practical outcomes for Australia.
Warren Truss
Minister for Trade
Australia
I am returning from India with great enthusiasm. India has made solid progress on two counts - savings and FDI.
Stephen S Roach
Chief Economist
Morgan Stanley
With markets so exciting here, one may ask why invest abroad.
Richard C. Wastcoat
Managing Director
Fidelity Investments International, UK
This (Indian telecom sector) is growing phenomenally and I do not see an end to it.
Mats Granryd
Managing Director
Ericsson India
One of the fastest growing economies in the world, India is an excellent country for any company to be in.
Kensaku Konishi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Canon India
We want to grow in a big way in India.
Ditlev Engel
VP-sales
President and CEO
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
India's booming economy, new premium Vista platform, its IT industry - all this is good news for channels and therefore for us, too.
Bernherd Gleissner
VP-sales
EMEA & India, Nvidia
Because of the dynamism of the (Indian) economy, there is a very optimistic view of the direction of the country.
Lee Howell, World Economic Forum
With India being the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, providing a rich set of online services for mobile subscribers is more important than ever.
Steve Ballmer
CEO, Microsoft
CRK
From India, Vijayawada
Stefan Krause
Head of Sales and Marketing
BMW AG
India is on a roll and we are happy to be rolling with India.
Arun Sarin
CEO
Vodafone
We've got to get them (India) on local products as well as doing global products because we need to understand that game.
Rick Wagoner
Chairman
General Motors
The thumb rule is to have 30 per cent localisation and global content ... to succeed here (in India) is to have a 'global brand with local heart'
Muktesh Pant
Chief Marketing Officer
Yum! Restaurants International
India is going to be a refining and petrochemical hub. The country's largest forex earnings are going to be from export of refined products.
Carlos A Cabrera
President and CEO
UOP - a Honeywell company
We know the (Indian) market is going to explode but we can't say when.
Dr Hector Ruiz
Chairman and CEO
Advanced Micro Devices
We want to give Indian investors an opportunity to be a part of the world's largest steel company and would like to list Arcelor-Mittal in India.
LN Mittal
President and CEO
Arcelor-Mittal
I believe that India's growth is on the runway, ready to take off.
Andrew Holland
Managing Director
DSP Merrill Lynch
India, with a population of 1.1 billion, and a middle class that is larger than the entire population of US, is one of the world's largest untapped markets.
Satveer Chaudhary
Senator
Minnesota
India is the fastest growing and highest revenue-generating market of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Randall Stephenson
CEO
AT&T
Here in India and Asia the evolution has reached revolution. In a good sense.
John Dooner
Chairman & CEO
McCann Worldgroup
India is the fastest growing and highest revenue-generating market of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Randall Stephenson
CEO
AT&T
India is a very exciting market and the luxury car segment is growing exponentially here.
Mr Paul de Voijs
Managing Director
Volvo Car India
I have never seen India so dynamic, vibrant and full of business opportunities.
Peter Loescher
President and Chief Executive
Siemens
Now things have changed - many Indians educated and working in America are returning to India because India has changed. India is the new land of opportunities.
Bala V Balachandran
Padma Shri awardee
Distinguished professor, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago
Our relations with India are stronger than ever, bilateral trade is improving, an increasing number of Indian students are coming to the UK.
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Britain
Indian companies have a responsibility now as the whole world is looking to India.
Ibukun Adebayo
Head - India Business Development
Alternative Investment Market (of the London Stock Exchange)
India is an interesting combination - world class talent that can speak English and a strong technological expertise.
Tony Wright
Chairman
Lowe Worldwide
India is clearly the rising star of the direct marketing world.
Rory Sutherland
Jury President, Lions
Direct, Cannes Lions; and Vice Chairman,
Ogilvy Group UK
I can foresee a day when Finland could begin importing mobile phones from India.
Matti Pietarinen
Deputy Director General
Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry
What's struck me is the energy and restless ambition in India. You can actually, tangibly feel the drive...
Peter Knapp
Executive Creative Director
Landor Associates
India is light years ahead in terms of the market potential and the potential for the company (Boeing) to come together as an enterprise and grow.
Q.R. Thomas
President
Boeing India
We are also looking to source more (auto) parts out of India for our global operations.
Rick Wagoner
Chairman and CEO
General Motors
India is a very important market for 3i... We see attractive investment opportunities here and we want to be in the forefront.
Chris Rowlands
Managing Partner, Asia
3i
'Indian market is unique in the sense you have so many different segments and levels of usage.'
John Gierre
Chief marketing officer
Alcatel-Lucent
"With the Indian economy showing 8-9 per cent growth over the years, more and more Japanese investors are becoming keen to invest in this emerging market."
Yoshihiro Hasegawa
Chief Representative
Daiwa Securities SMBC Co Ltd
The Indian economy has had sustained growth at 9 per cent which is generating practical outcomes for Australia.
Warren Truss
Minister for Trade
Australia
I am returning from India with great enthusiasm. India has made solid progress on two counts - savings and FDI.
Stephen S Roach
Chief Economist
Morgan Stanley
With markets so exciting here, one may ask why invest abroad.
Richard C. Wastcoat
Managing Director
Fidelity Investments International, UK
This (Indian telecom sector) is growing phenomenally and I do not see an end to it.
Mats Granryd
Managing Director
Ericsson India
One of the fastest growing economies in the world, India is an excellent country for any company to be in.
Kensaku Konishi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Canon India
We want to grow in a big way in India.
Ditlev Engel
VP-sales
President and CEO
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
India's booming economy, new premium Vista platform, its IT industry - all this is good news for channels and therefore for us, too.
Bernherd Gleissner
VP-sales
EMEA & India, Nvidia
Because of the dynamism of the (Indian) economy, there is a very optimistic view of the direction of the country.
Lee Howell, World Economic Forum
With India being the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, providing a rich set of online services for mobile subscribers is more important than ever.
Steve Ballmer
CEO, Microsoft
CRK
From India, Vijayawada
India is a hub of technology innovation and talent, thus it is critical that we continue to expand our portfolio companies' presence in the region.
Terry Garnett
Managing Director, Garnett & Helfrich Capital
"Our stake in IDFC underlines our interest in the fast growing infrastructure sector in India and allows us to participate through an investment in the largest infrastructure finance company in India."
Robert Morrice
Chairman & CEO of Barclays Asia-Pacific
India's rapid growth rates and its "large pool of educated and skilled English-speaking workers" make it an attractive partner.
Sajjad Karim
UK Member of the European Parliament
The state (Tamil Nadu) offers an exceptional work force and unique strategic-investment zone.
Paul-Henri Ferrand
Vice President
(South Asia)
Dell
India is now truly a land of opportunity.
John Redwood
Economic Competitiveness Policy Group, UK
"If you put one dollar in the US, you may get two dollars in three years. But if you put the same dollar in India, there is a high chance of getting three dollars."
Wayne W Tosu
Managing Director
Carlyle Group
"The market is being opened from a great country."
Nasdaq
CEO, Bob Greifield after Infosys remotely rang the opening bell for Nasdaq on July 31, 2006
"In terms of emphasis on private sector growth, the growth achieved by India is very impressive."
Yasheng Huang
Associate Professor
MIT Sloan School of Management
"You must give an accolade to the Indian Government, and just how hard they are trying. Their ministers are both present, visible and accessible, particularly Kamal Nath, which is quite unusual."
Sir David Wright
Vice Chairman
Barclays Capital
referring to WEF events at Davos and Tokyo
"There is much interest in the UK from Indian firms."
Anuj Chandem
International business partner
Grant Thornton
"India is an important market for us"
Dr Dieter Zetsche
Chairman,
DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of the Mercedes Car Group
"The fact that India is a moving market and we have a large fleet there, makes sense that there should be a servicing centre there."
Gustav Humbert
CEO
Airbus
"The Indian market has two core advantages - an increasing presence of multinationals and an upswing in the IT exports."
Travyn Rhall,
Managing Director, (customised research services)
Asia-Pacific
ACNielsen
"On a longer-term, we are positive on India. We will keep our overweight position in India."
Grant Yun Cheng
Senior Portfolio Manager
Allianz Global Investors
"We are very bullish on the Indian market. We already have relationships with a variety of companies in the areas of aviation-related software development and back office."
James McNerney
Chairman, President & CEO
The Boeing Company
"Like people study political science, culture, public health, economics, law and medicine, students in Harvard will now study India as a subject."
Lawrence Summers
President
Harvard University
"India is an important growth destination and the group is keeping a long-term view in sight."
Michel Tilman
Chairman
ING Group
"Our (India and US) relations ship has never been better. We will work together. There is no limit to what we can achieve."
George W Bush
President
United States
'India's no-nonsense budget deserves top marks.'
Andy Mukherjee
Columnist
Bloomberg
"Indian players are becoming very competitive players in Europe as well."
Bernd Schuler
Partner
3i Germany
"We will be investing one of our biggest amounts in the Indian market this year and a part of the investment will be used for developing new products and technologies."
Stefano Pelle
MD
Perfetti Van Melle
"India's unprecedented economic growth over the past decade makes it an attractive prospect for companies seeking new markets for their products and services..."
Bertie Ahern
Prime Minister
Ireland
"India has top engineers and it also produces a large number of engineers every year."
Uri Ben-Ari
Executive VP (Marketing)
Ness Technologies
"India has evolved into one of the world's leading technology centres."
Craig Barrett
Chairman
Intel Corporation
"India has a fantastic pool of software professionals. The world needs to benefit from this."
Bill Gates
Microsoft Chairman
"India is one of our biggest markets in the whole world."
Tony Wright
CEO
Lowe Worldwide
"This market (India) is critical to our plans for building a Ford Motor Co. for the 21st century."
Bill Ford
Chairman and CEO
Ford Motor Company
From India, Vijayawada
Terry Garnett
Managing Director, Garnett & Helfrich Capital
"Our stake in IDFC underlines our interest in the fast growing infrastructure sector in India and allows us to participate through an investment in the largest infrastructure finance company in India."
Robert Morrice
Chairman & CEO of Barclays Asia-Pacific
India's rapid growth rates and its "large pool of educated and skilled English-speaking workers" make it an attractive partner.
Sajjad Karim
UK Member of the European Parliament
The state (Tamil Nadu) offers an exceptional work force and unique strategic-investment zone.
Paul-Henri Ferrand
Vice President
(South Asia)
Dell
India is now truly a land of opportunity.
John Redwood
Economic Competitiveness Policy Group, UK
"If you put one dollar in the US, you may get two dollars in three years. But if you put the same dollar in India, there is a high chance of getting three dollars."
Wayne W Tosu
Managing Director
Carlyle Group
"The market is being opened from a great country."
Nasdaq
CEO, Bob Greifield after Infosys remotely rang the opening bell for Nasdaq on July 31, 2006
"In terms of emphasis on private sector growth, the growth achieved by India is very impressive."
Yasheng Huang
Associate Professor
MIT Sloan School of Management
"You must give an accolade to the Indian Government, and just how hard they are trying. Their ministers are both present, visible and accessible, particularly Kamal Nath, which is quite unusual."
Sir David Wright
Vice Chairman
Barclays Capital
referring to WEF events at Davos and Tokyo
"There is much interest in the UK from Indian firms."
Anuj Chandem
International business partner
Grant Thornton
"India is an important market for us"
Dr Dieter Zetsche
Chairman,
DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of the Mercedes Car Group
"The fact that India is a moving market and we have a large fleet there, makes sense that there should be a servicing centre there."
Gustav Humbert
CEO
Airbus
"The Indian market has two core advantages - an increasing presence of multinationals and an upswing in the IT exports."
Travyn Rhall,
Managing Director, (customised research services)
Asia-Pacific
ACNielsen
"On a longer-term, we are positive on India. We will keep our overweight position in India."
Grant Yun Cheng
Senior Portfolio Manager
Allianz Global Investors
"We are very bullish on the Indian market. We already have relationships with a variety of companies in the areas of aviation-related software development and back office."
James McNerney
Chairman, President & CEO
The Boeing Company
"Like people study political science, culture, public health, economics, law and medicine, students in Harvard will now study India as a subject."
Lawrence Summers
President
Harvard University
"India is an important growth destination and the group is keeping a long-term view in sight."
Michel Tilman
Chairman
ING Group
"Our (India and US) relations ship has never been better. We will work together. There is no limit to what we can achieve."
George W Bush
President
United States
'India's no-nonsense budget deserves top marks.'
Andy Mukherjee
Columnist
Bloomberg
"Indian players are becoming very competitive players in Europe as well."
Bernd Schuler
Partner
3i Germany
"We will be investing one of our biggest amounts in the Indian market this year and a part of the investment will be used for developing new products and technologies."
Stefano Pelle
MD
Perfetti Van Melle
"India's unprecedented economic growth over the past decade makes it an attractive prospect for companies seeking new markets for their products and services..."
Bertie Ahern
Prime Minister
Ireland
"India has top engineers and it also produces a large number of engineers every year."
Uri Ben-Ari
Executive VP (Marketing)
Ness Technologies
"India has evolved into one of the world's leading technology centres."
Craig Barrett
Chairman
Intel Corporation
"India has a fantastic pool of software professionals. The world needs to benefit from this."
Bill Gates
Microsoft Chairman
"India is one of our biggest markets in the whole world."
Tony Wright
CEO
Lowe Worldwide
"This market (India) is critical to our plans for building a Ford Motor Co. for the 21st century."
Bill Ford
Chairman and CEO
Ford Motor Company
From India, Vijayawada
"Through the wisdom of its government leaders and the entrepreneurship of its private sector, India has risen to become a major force in the global economy."
Mr John Chambers
President and CEO
Cisco Systems Inc
"We are very bullish on our growth prospects in India."
Charles Prince
CEO
Citigroup
"India, which is known for its globally recognised IT resources, can contribute substantially towards the success of our future projects."
Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatallah al Khalifa
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
Bahrain
"I put India on the top priority market among emerging markets."
Yuanquing Yang
Chairman
Lenovo
"...India (is), the most promising and dynamic economies of the world. In this day and age of globalisation, ...Scandinavian corporate leaders feel that, more than ever, it is of utmost importance to get to know industrial and political leaders in a country of India's stature."
Marcus Wallenberg
Chairman of the Board
SEB
On a recent visit to India along with a CEOs delegation of top Swedish companies
"Australian retailers are increasingly diversifying their buying of apparel and garments from China to India."
Sarat Chandran
Director
Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce
"India has just opened up and so offers a good potential for volume growth."
K Y Lee
Chairman and CEO
BenQ
"Socially and economically, India is developing at a galloping pace when compared to the rest of the world."
Mr Sarang Panchal
Executive Director
ACNielsen South Asia
"Indian companies are using UK as a door to other European countries and are also using it as a base to provide services in the US and South Africa."
Mark Dolan
Deputy Director
Inward Investment
"We came into India wanting to make it a hub for all the products that we are producing there including the supplier base. I'm pleased with the progress."
Mr Leif Johansson
President and CEO
AB Volvo
"This is a watershed year in US-India relations. We have been talking, and working, about a strategic partnership. Now is the time to make it happen."
Christina Rocca
US Assistant Secretary of State
"India has become a key market for many information communication technology products made in the US, while the US is an important consumer of Indian IT-enabled services."
US State Department
during the launch of the India-US CEO's Forum
"India on its way to becoming IT, manufacturing kingdom of the world."
Mr Yasukuni Enoki
Japanese Ambassador to India
"The demand which we are observing in India is one of the highest growth rates in the world today."
Dinesh Keskar
VP Sales
Boeing Corporation
"Indian markets are gaining depth by the day, more instruments, more shorting possibilities."
Christoph Avenarius
Senior analyst
Credit Suisse Alternative Investments
"The dynamism shown by India in the last 15 years is phenomenal."
Paul Wolfowitz
President
World Bank
"India as a country is in a mode of capital consumption. Investors will now start looking for proxies that will reflect the India growth story."
K Ramakrishnan
CEO
Spark Capital Advisors
"We have been bullish on India for a long time."
Donald Peck,
Managing partner
Actis
"Never were our relations ever more exciting."
Tony Blair,
Prime Minister of Britain,
on India-UK relations
"We are delighted and impressed with the growth we have been able to achieve in this country. India is a key node in Accenture's global delivery network."
Mr Karl-Heinz Floether
Group Chief Executive (Technology and Delivery)
Accenture
"India is a rising economic influence of power in the international system. It's a great multiethnic democracy."
Condoleezza Rice
US Secretary of State
"...this is the right time to invest in India and we will be bold on the market here."
Jeffrey Immelt
CEO and Chairman
GE Worldwide
CRK
crk.mbahr@yahoo.com
From India, Vijayawada
Mr John Chambers
President and CEO
Cisco Systems Inc
"We are very bullish on our growth prospects in India."
Charles Prince
CEO
Citigroup
"India, which is known for its globally recognised IT resources, can contribute substantially towards the success of our future projects."
Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatallah al Khalifa
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
Bahrain
"I put India on the top priority market among emerging markets."
Yuanquing Yang
Chairman
Lenovo
"...India (is), the most promising and dynamic economies of the world. In this day and age of globalisation, ...Scandinavian corporate leaders feel that, more than ever, it is of utmost importance to get to know industrial and political leaders in a country of India's stature."
Marcus Wallenberg
Chairman of the Board
SEB
On a recent visit to India along with a CEOs delegation of top Swedish companies
"Australian retailers are increasingly diversifying their buying of apparel and garments from China to India."
Sarat Chandran
Director
Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce
"India has just opened up and so offers a good potential for volume growth."
K Y Lee
Chairman and CEO
BenQ
"Socially and economically, India is developing at a galloping pace when compared to the rest of the world."
Mr Sarang Panchal
Executive Director
ACNielsen South Asia
"Indian companies are using UK as a door to other European countries and are also using it as a base to provide services in the US and South Africa."
Mark Dolan
Deputy Director
Inward Investment
"We came into India wanting to make it a hub for all the products that we are producing there including the supplier base. I'm pleased with the progress."
Mr Leif Johansson
President and CEO
AB Volvo
"This is a watershed year in US-India relations. We have been talking, and working, about a strategic partnership. Now is the time to make it happen."
Christina Rocca
US Assistant Secretary of State
"India has become a key market for many information communication technology products made in the US, while the US is an important consumer of Indian IT-enabled services."
US State Department
during the launch of the India-US CEO's Forum
"India on its way to becoming IT, manufacturing kingdom of the world."
Mr Yasukuni Enoki
Japanese Ambassador to India
"The demand which we are observing in India is one of the highest growth rates in the world today."
Dinesh Keskar
VP Sales
Boeing Corporation
"Indian markets are gaining depth by the day, more instruments, more shorting possibilities."
Christoph Avenarius
Senior analyst
Credit Suisse Alternative Investments
"The dynamism shown by India in the last 15 years is phenomenal."
Paul Wolfowitz
President
World Bank
"India as a country is in a mode of capital consumption. Investors will now start looking for proxies that will reflect the India growth story."
K Ramakrishnan
CEO
Spark Capital Advisors
"We have been bullish on India for a long time."
Donald Peck,
Managing partner
Actis
"Never were our relations ever more exciting."
Tony Blair,
Prime Minister of Britain,
on India-UK relations
"We are delighted and impressed with the growth we have been able to achieve in this country. India is a key node in Accenture's global delivery network."
Mr Karl-Heinz Floether
Group Chief Executive (Technology and Delivery)
Accenture
"India is a rising economic influence of power in the international system. It's a great multiethnic democracy."
Condoleezza Rice
US Secretary of State
"...this is the right time to invest in India and we will be bold on the market here."
Jeffrey Immelt
CEO and Chairman
GE Worldwide
CRK
crk.mbahr@yahoo.com
From India, Vijayawada
"India will continue to be an exciting investment destination for FIIs... The big driver for the markets will be a sustained growth in the economy of around 7 per cent."
Hemendra Kothari
Chairman
DSP Merrill Lynch
"Higher level of acquisitions is a reflection of the business confidence. Acquisitions are likely to rise next year. A big component would be Indian companies acquiring companies overseas."
Ravi Menon
Director and Co-head for Investment Banking
HSBC Securities
"FDI will continue to be encouraged and actively sought, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, high technology and exports."
P. Chidambaram
Minister
Government of India
"The Indian middle class is easier to target because people understand English and have a western orientation...in China, it's a longer slog"
Rory Cowan
President, Lionbridge Technologies
in Business 2.0 (July 2004)
"Not only are there brilliant engineers here [in India], I've been seeing that the entrepreneurial spirit of the businesses is second to none." Mike S. Zafirovski
President and Chief Operating Officer
Motorola Inc.
"The revenue growth from India is the fastest among all the markets we are present in."
Lex Kloosterman
CEO (private clients/new growth markets)
ABN Amro Bank NV
"India Inc is emerging bigger, faster and stronger. India is also fast becoming the world's knowledge centre and back office. I believe India will continue to outshine others for some time to come."
Vishesh Chandiok
International Practice Partner
Grant Thornton, India
"India is now being seen as a country that can both benefit and help because of its growing relations with the Southeast Asian neighbours and partners".
Sunil Kant Munjal
President
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
"There is a broad recognition of the enormous benefits flowing from greater integration between India and ASEAN.... The India-ASEAN Car Rally...will dramatically symbolize the effort to forge new linkages, while embodying the spirit of our cooperation."
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
"In coming three years India is the third most favoured investment destination for Japanese investors. More than eighty per cent of prospective Japanese investors cited India's huge market and its growth potential as the biggest drivers for investment."
Japan Bank for International Co-operation
"India has seen an explosion of its middle classes over the last few years with an emerging generation of highly educated young workers earning higher incomes than ever before. This has driven massive growth in domestic consumption and if you combine this with the boom in the pharmaceutical industry and government spending on infrastructure, India reveals itself as the one of the most attractive growth stories in the investment world right now."
Arun Mehra
Head of Investment Strategy
Fidelity India
"India's ability to draw heavyweight investors like Temasek and the speed with which they are moving is a signal that the Subcontinent continues to be an attractive investment for those taking a long view and seeking to diversify their portfolios."
Far Eastern Economic Review
October 21, 2004
("Singapore Inc. Diversifies")
From India, Vijayawada
Hemendra Kothari
Chairman
DSP Merrill Lynch
"Higher level of acquisitions is a reflection of the business confidence. Acquisitions are likely to rise next year. A big component would be Indian companies acquiring companies overseas."
Ravi Menon
Director and Co-head for Investment Banking
HSBC Securities
"FDI will continue to be encouraged and actively sought, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, high technology and exports."
P. Chidambaram
Minister
Government of India
"The Indian middle class is easier to target because people understand English and have a western orientation...in China, it's a longer slog"
Rory Cowan
President, Lionbridge Technologies
in Business 2.0 (July 2004)
"Not only are there brilliant engineers here [in India], I've been seeing that the entrepreneurial spirit of the businesses is second to none." Mike S. Zafirovski
President and Chief Operating Officer
Motorola Inc.
"The revenue growth from India is the fastest among all the markets we are present in."
Lex Kloosterman
CEO (private clients/new growth markets)
ABN Amro Bank NV
"India Inc is emerging bigger, faster and stronger. India is also fast becoming the world's knowledge centre and back office. I believe India will continue to outshine others for some time to come."
Vishesh Chandiok
International Practice Partner
Grant Thornton, India
"India is now being seen as a country that can both benefit and help because of its growing relations with the Southeast Asian neighbours and partners".
Sunil Kant Munjal
President
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
"There is a broad recognition of the enormous benefits flowing from greater integration between India and ASEAN.... The India-ASEAN Car Rally...will dramatically symbolize the effort to forge new linkages, while embodying the spirit of our cooperation."
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
"In coming three years India is the third most favoured investment destination for Japanese investors. More than eighty per cent of prospective Japanese investors cited India's huge market and its growth potential as the biggest drivers for investment."
Japan Bank for International Co-operation
"India has seen an explosion of its middle classes over the last few years with an emerging generation of highly educated young workers earning higher incomes than ever before. This has driven massive growth in domestic consumption and if you combine this with the boom in the pharmaceutical industry and government spending on infrastructure, India reveals itself as the one of the most attractive growth stories in the investment world right now."
Arun Mehra
Head of Investment Strategy
Fidelity India
"India's ability to draw heavyweight investors like Temasek and the speed with which they are moving is a signal that the Subcontinent continues to be an attractive investment for those taking a long view and seeking to diversify their portfolios."
Far Eastern Economic Review
October 21, 2004
("Singapore Inc. Diversifies")
From India, Vijayawada
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