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India Beckons in 2010Published by Valley International Trade Association on 29 December 09
In 2010 where will you look for new opportunities for international trade? The so-called BRIC countries Brazil Russia India and China seem to be the first place. However some experts are starting to use the acronym BIC since Russia's interest and alignments seem uncertain. India's...
Branding in India
Published by Third Eyesight on 12 December 09
appy with home-grown By Justine Doody The Indian call centre has become an international cliché. Its employees are young educated English-speaking and compared with their compatriots well-off – and their disposable income along with that of the...
Global Summit attracts Amritt Speaker
Published by IndUS Business Journal on 8 December 09
NRI Global Summit draws 250 to California SUNNYVALE Calif. — Industry leaders from across the globe came together in late October to honor notable Indian achievers and discuss political and commercials trends affecting India and the U.S. at the NRI Global Summit 2009. Over...
In booming India brands don't get ahead by being foreign
Published by Synovate/Change Agent on 21 October 09
The Indian call centre has become an international cliché. Its employees are young educated English-speaking and compared with their compatriots well-off – and their disposable income along with that of the rest of India’s fast-growing middle class is driving extraordinary...
Haggling
Published by Hattiesburg American North Carolina on 15 October 09
Haggling quite common quick transactions rude Q. Why are people from India always trying to return things to get a better deal reuse their coupons or use coupons fraudulently? - Tatyanna white Illinois Q. Why do people from India haggle so much? Is there advice on...
India partnership Danone
Published by Dow Jones Newswires on 24 August 09
Danone Looks To Emerging Markets For Long-Term Growth PARIS Dow Jones--French food and bottled water company Danone BN.FR is counting on expansion in emerging markets to secure strong long-term growth a strategy analysts say should bear fruit but also will present...
India is still Mysterious to Americans
Published by Asheville Citizen Times on 7 August 09
On a recent visit to India Secretary of State Hillary Clinton negotiated an agreement that permits American companies to build nuclear power plants in India and encourages exchanges in businesses and academia as well as government. “What I see is thrilling” she said....
Illinois Governor Amritt Consultant speak at India Conference
Published by Global American Technology Alliance on 21 July 09
The US-India Chamber of Commerce-Midwest organized the 5th annual conference U.S. INDIA BUSINESS CONFERENCE – FOCUS ON TELECOM AVIATION AND RETAIL Illinois Governor Pat Quinn made an appearance to kick-off the event & indicated he’d be more like former Governor Jim Thompson...
US India Business Relations Spur Hope Require Patience
Published by Business Week on 17 July 09
Why U.S.-India Ties Require Patience Spur Hopes Some Indians are worried a Democratic U.S. President spells trouble for U.S.-India relations but there are strong reasons for optimism By Gunjan Bagla In May when President Barack Obama criticized U.S. tax laws for...
Utah Governor's office invited Amritt Consultant to speak on India
Published by IndUS Business Journal on 7 July 09
SALT LAKE CITY – The Governor’s Office of Economic Development of Utah in partnership with the World Trade Center Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce recently hosted an India business seminar. More than 50 guests participated in a series of presentations from business...
What Global Downturn? Opportunities Abroad In India
Published by The Indus Entrepreneurs on 1 July 09
Although the world is reeling from the impact of the economic crisis India remains relatively unscathed. Now more than ever American companies have the ability to accelerate their international sales potential in India. Please join TiE Silicon Valley the Silicon Valley...
Silicon Valley: Opportunities abound in India Amritt Speakers
Published by Silicon Valley Sentinel on 26 June 09
Gunjan Bagla: What Global Downturn? Opportunities Abroad In India - Silicon Valley TIE - July 1 2009 Although the world is reeling from the impact of the economic crisis India remains relatively unscathed. Now more than ever American companies have the ability to accelerate...
Understanding India As a Growing Power in Global Economy
Published by Faq4Desi on 17 June 09
My knowledge of India had been limited to what I learned about that country from high school and college textbooks. So when I stumbled across Gunjan Bagla’s book on India and began reading I learned a great deal about India and its role in today’s global economy. I had...
Utah Leaders discuss India Market with Amritt
Published by Utah Pulse on 8 June 09
The Governor's Office of Economic Development in partnership with the World Trade Center Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce hosted an India business seminar on Tuesday. More than 50 guests participated in a series of presentations from business leaders with India...
Utah discusses India opportunities
Published by World Trade Center Utah on 3 June 09
India Business Leaders Present Training on International Business Salt Lake City – The Governor’s Office of Economic Development in partnership with the World Trade Center Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce hosted an India business seminar on Tuesday. More than...
Utah Business Leaders Discuss Trade Opportunities in India
Published by Global Utah Weekly on 3 June 09
Indian Business Leaders Present Training on International Business Salt Lake City – The Governor’s Office of Economic Development in partnership with the World Trade Center Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce hosted an India business seminar on Tuesday. More...
Avoid Assumptions When Selling to India
Published by Sales and Marketing Management on 18 May 09
Selling to India: Avoid Assumptions Western companies looking to increase revenues internationally are turning increasingly to India and with good reason. When the U.S. Department of Commerce undertook a trade mission to India in late 2006 it quickly ballooned into the...
Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum looks at India's Market
Published by India West on 19 March 09
Doing Business in India Explored at Caltech Event By MICHEL W. POTTS indiawest.com March 19 2009 03:06:00 PM PASADENA Calif. — Baring PEP CFO and partner S. Sundaram and four other panelists presented their views on “Global Markets: India Opens the Door to New...
Doing Business in India Explored at Caltech Event
Published by India West.com on 19 March 09
PASADENA Calif. — Baring PEP CFO and partner S. Sundaram and four other panelists presented their views on “Global Markets: India Opens the Door to New Opportunities” during a Caltech/MIT Enterprise forum hosted by Gunjan Bagla at the California Institute of Technology...
US Exporters May Win due to SlumDog
Published by Los Angeles Business Joutnal on 2 March 09
Biggest Winner? Exporters could reap ‘Slumdog’s’ Oscar gold. By JOEL RUSSELL Los Angeles Business Journal Staff The eight Oscars won by “Slumdog Millionaire” last week might end up being good news for U.S.-Indian trade said local business consultant Gunjan Bagla. The...
Innovation from India the next Big Wave
Published by Business Week on 11 February 09
Innovation from India: The Next Big Wave Innovative companies the world over are discovering the research and development advantages to be found in India By Gunjan Bagla and Atul Goel A new portable electrocardiogram machine the MAC 400 can take 100 EKGs on a single...
India Beckons Die-Casters
Published by Die Casting Magazine on 1 February 09
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India Still Rising
Published by Consulting Magazine on 1 February 09
India's Still Rising Geo Focus: India’s Still Rising Growth may be slowing but the country’s economy remains a winner for consultancies By Jacqueline Durett Though experts call it a “global downturn” the current economy isn’t hitting India nearly as hard as it’s...
Innovation Track - Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Published by PAN IIT 2008 on 19 December 08
Focusing on Innovation as a major milestone in India’s road ahead fostering innovation in the academic environment in business & technology in fine arts and the transition from innovation to entrepreneurship to enterprise are the key topics of Innovation track. The first...
Q&A: Gunjan Bagla
Published by Hollywood Reporter on 13 December 08
Gunjan Bagla a Los Angeles-based consultant on the Indian economy is the author of the new book Doing Business in 21st Century India. An adviser to Disney and a professor at CalTech Bagla cautions his executive students that India with two dozen languages and a billion...
Business Week - How risky is India?
Published by Business Week on 5 December 08
Until Nov. 26 the strongest force pushing India forward was a mix of good fundamentals and that intangible something that industry calls sentiment. Forged in the years of 9% growth this euphoria inspired Indians to economic greatness and lured outside investors eager to...
Like countries before it India's dreams live on
Published by Mustang Daily on 2 December 08
I've yet to visit Mumbai but I've heard it's an inebriating glistening city of street vendors and flashy cars a colorful metropolis where saris and business suits rub shoulders and where Indians and foreigners alike come to have their fortunes told and made. India...
The Rise Of Indian Manufacturing
Published by Industry Week on 1 December 08
If U.S. manufacturers are going to be competitive in the foreseeable future they'll need to access the growing market in India. With a middle class population estimated at between 215 million and 300 million and expected to reach 583 million by 2025 according to the McKinsey...
Doing Business in 21st Century India: How to Profit Today in Tomorrow's Most Exciting Market
Published by Industry Week on 1 December 08
IndustryWeek posed a few questions to Gunjan Bagla author of Doing Business in 21st Century India: How to Profit Today in Tomorrow's Most Exciting Market about best business practices in India. Q: You talk about the unique aspect of negotiations in India. What key points...
Bollywood & Hollywood Gup Shup Gossip
Published by Indian Bollywood Music and Movies on 27 November 08
A PROMINENT Adelaide restaurateur has told of his horror at seeing a man executed in cold blood by terrorists in the Mumbai rampage. Speaking to AdelaideNow from the Pancharatna Restaurant in south Mumbai a short time ago Nick Papazahariakis described how he watched...
Useful Webinar on R&D Talent in India
Published by E-education Journal on 23 November 08
On Tuesday November 18 2008 I attended a webinar put on by a colleague who has presented for us at the ICA Institute Gunjan Bagla managing director of Amritt Ventures Inc. . This webinar was presented by The Caltech Industrial Relations Center as part of their Critical...
Three Ways to Kill a Deal in India
Published by Entrepreneur Magazine on 17 November 08
For an American visiting India can be a clash of expectations and images. Staring out a cab window in New Delhi one might see a Bank of America sign and a KFC in the background in the foreground several cows roam a street clogged with cars driving as if on a race track....
How to kill a deal in India
Published by Washington Post on 17 November 08
3 Ways to Kill a Deal in India Geoff Williams Entrepreneur.com Monday November 17 2008 12:00 AM For an American visiting India can be a clash of expectations and images. Staring out a cab window in New Delhi one might see a Bank of America sign and a KFC in the...
Profiting from India: The Next Frontier for American Business
Published by DeltaSig Magazine on 1 November 08
India presents a huge new opportunity for businesses of all sizes to improve their revenues and profits. But many myths and pitfalls hinder the success of American companies in India. Brother Bagla offers Seven Tips for Success. With the sluggish domestic economy American...
Effectively engaging India
Published by E&P Magazine on 1 November 08
In 2007 India’s GDP exceeded US 1 trillion for the first time. As one of the fastest growing energy markets in the world today India is rapidly becoming an interesting business partner for oil and gas companies from overseas. The country has wealth and is ready to spend...
Marketing to India: The New Frontier for American Business
Published by Marketing Profs on 28 October 08
In 2007 American exports to India increased an astonishing 73.4% over the previous year. India is already among the top 20 trading partners for the United States and will rise to the top 10 in the next decade. Indian entrepreneurs have just begun unleash their prowess in...
India’s Moon Mission Sparks American Interest in Doing Business with India
Published by Rush PR News on 22 October 08
The American instruments aboard India’s lunar mission which launched this week and the US-India civilian nuclear energy deal earlier this month have sparked accelerated interest in doing business with India. To address this interest two informative webinars on ‘Business...
Bilateral Business
Published by India Currents on 17 October 08
It is election season and it’s fashionable again to demonize India as the country that’s “stealing our jobs” with outsourcing. Indeed Virginia’s former governor Mark Warner raised the talk about “sending jobs to Bangalore” in his keynote speech at the Democratic National...
India-US Nuclear Deal Sparks Interest in Doing Business in India
Published by The Hollywood Reporter on 1 October 08
The India civilian nuclear deal and the Spielberg deal involving India billionaire Anil Ambani have sparked interest in doing business with India. India plans to import eight large nuclear reactors in the next five years. If US companies win just a third of India's nuclear...
Airlines Add Service and Amenities to Asian Routes
Published by The New York Times on 29 September 08
Seven hundred years after the Venetian merchant Marco Polo plied the Silk Road Western business travelers are discovering new routes — all involving airlines of course — to expand trade with the East. Jet Airways flies directly from Newark to India part of the boom in...
India Inc.: Investing in America
Published by Business Week on 29 September 08
In the U.S. we often tend to equate India with low-cost information technology and call-center resources. But 17 years after economic liberalization began in the world's largest democracy a new trend is shaping up: Indian companies have become world-class performers and...
Gunjan Bagla on Doing Business in 21st Century India
Published by Brown Bag Radio on 22 September 08
Gunjan Bagla managing director of Amritt Inc. discusses his latest book Doing Business in 21st Century India. He is joined by discussant Arif Zaman Director of the South Asia Trade and Investment Network London.
India Business Expert Gunjan Bagla Talks Straight About the Subcontinent
Published by Business Pundit on 18 September 08
Everyone it seems has business in India these days. Americans are exposed to the Indian public on a regular basis mostly through customer service interactions whether we realize it or not. Multinationals outsource IT engineering customer service and a variety of other functions...
India Expert Gunjan Bagla Hosts Free Webinars on Marketing Selling Outsourcing and Offshoring to India
Published by Beta News on 4 September 08
Two free webinars on Marketing Selling Outsourcing and Offshoring to India will be conducted by India expert Gunjan Bagla Tuesday and Wednesday Sept. 9 and 10 2008. The free webinar series allows participants to learn from the comfort of their internet-connected computer...
Quality Manufacturing in India: A Quiet Revolution
Published by Quality Magazine on 29 August 08
Because its ability to produce high-quality products has expanded in the past decade it may well make sense to look more closely at India. As globalization has swept the world in the past decade the conventional wisdom says that China is becoming the world’s factory...
Purchasing.com Exclusive: 14 tips to doing business in India
Published by Purchasing.com on 28 August 08
With the increased interest in sourcing products and services from India procurement professionals are certainly spending more time learning the cultural aspects of doing business in India. With that in mind Purchasing recently tapped Gunjan Bagla consultant and author...
India Journal interviews Gunjan Bagla
Published by India Journal on 21 August 08
Gunjan Bagla dons many hats. An entrepreneur academic and most recently author he has a keen sense of the market here in the US and in India. He relies on more than 25 years of experience in global sourcing and marketing in India. Apart from being the Founder and Principal...
Person of the Week
Published by India Journal on 21 August 08
Gunjan Bagla dons many hats. An entrepreneur academic and most recently author he has a keen sense of the market here in the US and in India. He relies on more than 25 years of experience in global sourcing and marketing in India. Apart from being the Founder and Principal...
How India Can Close Olympic Gap with China
Published by Business Week on 18 August 08
Across Asia hosting the Olympic Games is treated as a sign that a developing country has arrived. Tokyo became the first Asian city to host the Olympics in 1964 within two decades of Japan's defeat in World War II. South Korea announced its economic ascendancy by hosting...
Understanding India: The New Frontier for American Business
Published by Global Edge: MSU on 11 August 08
In 2007 American exports to India increased by an astonishing 73.4% over the previous year according to U.S. government statistics. India is already among the top 20 trading partners for the United States. But the best is yet to come as Indian entrepreneurs unleash...
Business With India Author-Expert At Caltech Seminar Aug. 25-26
Published by Rush PR News on 7 August 08
A Business With India seminar at Caltech the California Institute of Technology Aug. 25-26 will reveal to business leaders how to seek profits today in tomorrow’s most exciting global market. The two-day seminar led by India expert Gunjan Bagla at the Caltech Industrial...
Expert Shares Secrets for Business Success in India
Published by Rush PR News on 24 July 08
With India’s annual economic growth of nearly 9% quickly approaching that of China’s western business leaders are increasingly being lured to this land of extraordinary opportunity. But corporate leaders who simply view India as the “new China” are destined for trouble...
A continental shift for DreamWorks
Published by Los Angeles Times on 19 June 08
Anil Ambani is a major player in Bollywood. He has designs on being the same in Hollywood. The Indian billionaire owns movie production facilities and theater chains in his homeland as well as a piece of an Indian post-production company Prime Focus Group that lately...
Foreign Investment and India
Published by New Indian Express on 8 May 08
NDIA no longer needs foreign investments according to Gunjan Bagla. There are already enough domestic investors. indian economy doesn't need foreign investmenthe added.Gunjan Bala Vice-President of Global Electronic Services for Pan-IIt whose new bookBusiness in 21st Century...
US pistas to hit Indian dry fruit market
Published by The Economic Times on 18 November 07
After apple and pears the US is aiming to tap the dry fruit market in India with a California-based company which is the world's largest grower and processor of pistachio planning to set up a processing facility here with an investment of about two million dollars. We...
Video Game Outsourcing on the Rise Despite Quality Concerns Vendor Turnover - Amritt
Published by Game Daily on 19 October 07
A new report from Amritt Ventures has shed some light on the ever-increasing presence of outsourcing in the video game industry. The Amritt 2007 Outsourcing Trendlines Study which surveyed 329 game-industry participants in the U.S. Canada and Western Europe between June...
How to Create a Good Relationship with Your Indian Vendor
Published by CIO on 9 February 07
Despite the threat of commercial ascendancy from China Russia and others India still leads the pack as an offshore outsourcing destination and its global presence is only growing. You need your Indian vendors’ expertise you entrust them with many of your company’s secrets...
Q&A: Gunjan Bagla Talks Games In India
Published by Gamasutra on 30 January 07
In 2006 Microsoft kicked off a landmark campaign across India for its Xbox 360 console. In a country generally overlooked by console and handheld manufacturers the new marketing push saw amongst print and retail promotions commercials starring two popular Bollywood and...
Lessons from successful entrepreneurs
Published by Rediff News on 24 December 06
• An engineer from IIT now a farmer • 5 golden rules of tax planning • 'Bush shoe': New orders for 300000 pairs! Have you tried this? • Ask a question • News on your Desktop Advertisements • Master the Stock Market • Industry Market • Business Guru speaks Moneywiz...
TiE Entrepreneurial Summit
Published by TiE World on 19 December 06
Panel Discussion on Being Global chaired by S.D.Shibulal: Shibulal set the tone for the discussion by highlighting the important role played by innovation Research & Development and infrastructure to becoming globally competitive. He spoke about the essential tasks...
Staffing Issues: Indian IT Services Giants Seek U.S. Staff
Published by CIO on 1 October 06
In the 1990s Japanese carmakers including Honda Nissan and Toyota rapidly added American employees to their workforce. Now Indian IT services companies are following suit in order to hire top talent globally and better integrate into the U.S. corporate landscape. While...
Study Finds Mixed Response To Video Game Outsourcing
Published by Gamasutra on 25 July 06
Amritt Ventures a corporate advisory service has published the findings of a recent survey regarding offshore outsourcing within the video game industry noting a mixed reaction from the 317 United States game-industry participants surveyed between May and July 2006. The...
New Course on Doing Business in India helps American Executives Succeed
Published by News Release Wire on 13 July 06
The Caltech IRC for Executive Education announces a new two-day course called “Doing Business with India: Key Success Factors.” The course is designed to provide American executives with new insights and perspectives necessary to confidently evaluate both the opportunities...
Outsourcing: No Longer a Yes-No Decision
Published by CIO on 27 September 05
As outsourcing and offshoring continue to mature and to seep into the very DNA of Western corporations we need more sophisticated management models to understand this phenomenon and take full advantage of it. Until recently the decision to use offshore IT resources was...
Study Indicates Game Outsourcing On the Rise
Published by Gamasutra on 19 July 05
Amritt Ventures a corporate advisory service has published a summary of its findings in a survey of trends in video game outsourcing. The study indicates that more and more developers are outsourcing game production and that the majority of the 259 professional game respondents...
Amritt Ventures Reports: Capacity Concerns Rival Cost Pressures as U.S. Game Industry
Published by GameDev.net on 19 July 05
Concerns about production capacity are almost as important as the pressure to contain costs in driving game developers to use more offshore outsourcing according to the Amritt 2005 Outsourcing Trendlines Study released today. “As the industry gears up for next-generation...
Games now in play
Published by Variety on 28 June 05
Now that most Americans experience the Internet on a broadband connection entertainment marketers have discovered new surprising ways to leverage the bigger pipes. In fact using the latest media technologies and platforms marketers are able to promote their brands beyond...
P&G Site Forms a Sisterhood with Movie
Published by iMedia Connection on 8 June 05
Warner Bros. teams with a P&G product site aimed at young girls to promote its current release. At a conference recently I engaged in a conversation with a woman from the technology side of the business. She was wondering how consumer packaged goods brands that don't...
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Published by DataQuest on 13 January 05
The major Indian vendors who provide IT and BPO outsourcing have flourished in the North American market in recent years. Hundreds of smaller companies have jumped in to the market to follow in their wake. However second-tier companies that give prime importance to branding...
Smart Companies Turn to Bestshoring
Published by CIO on 13 December 04
Let’s say you are in the process of getting a mortgage loan from IndyMac Bank to finance the purchase of your new home. Your online application was approved within minutes by IndyMac’s automated underwriting system subject to documenting your income and other information....
Divided by a Common Language
Published by CIO on 29 November 04
Global 2000 companies have grown their India subsidiaries at a dizzying pace in recent years as a result the CEOs of Hewlett Packard Dell Computer Cisco Intel and others have visited Bangalore Mumbai Hyderabad and Delhi frequently. Simultaneously IT and IT-enabled-services...
