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a tender sapling to a strong tree and now you are looking at spreading
your roots. Welcome aboard India Inc., the only country that offers
you almost everything on a platter from good market potential to a
vibrant culture. India has seen sustained, far-reaching economic reforms
of deregulation and liberalisation; initiating the economy’s
huge potential for development. Read on to know why you should invest
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| Committed democracy |
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Largest democracy with stable, mature
and vibrant governance |
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Transparent legal and accounting system |
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Importance of rule of law and independent judiciary |
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Various watchful and proactive NGOs |
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| Sound financial system |
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Vibrant capital
market with 23 stock exchanges and over 9,000 listed
companies Bombay Stock Exchange is the second largest
after NYSE |
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Sound banking system with a network of 70,000
branches - among the world’s largest. Bank
deposits are roughly half of GDP - among the world’s
highest |
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Steady currency, with consistently stable
international value |
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| Vibrant, vast market |
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Large and growing market of 1 billion
people of which 300 million are middle class consumers |
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India offers a vibrant market of youth and vigour
with 54% of population below 25 years of age |
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| Leader in technology and manufacturing |
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Leadership manufacturing and
technology: from satellites to biotechnology |
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One of the world's largest food producers
(600 million tones) |
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World's largest producer of milk, sugarcane
and tea |
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Second largest exporter of rice, wheat,
fruits, and vegetables |
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| Intellectual hub |
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Among the elite nations using advanced
technologies in space research, atomic energy, supercomputing
and production for development |
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The only country other than USA and Japan to build
a supercomputer indigenously |
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Over 100 MNCs have set up R&D centres in India:
from GE to IBM |
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| Rich in resources |
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Access to a wide body of raw
material: coal, copper, iron, mica, manganese etc. |
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High production of jute, cotton, silk |
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Huge, healthy livestock and oceanic resource |
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Modern production and
processing centres |
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| Immense, ready human capital |
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Well-developed higher education system
produces large numbers of technical personnel |
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English: the common medium of communication, instruction
and administration |
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Lower cost of human resources |
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| Entertainment and recreation |
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Preferred tourist destination.
2.75 million foreign tourists visited India in 2003 |
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Huge entertainment industry, which produces
800 movies per year overshadowing Hollywood |
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