Comments on: India: The New Land of Opportunity? http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Vikram http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-49058 Vikram Fri, 28 May 2010 13:25:10 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-49058 The good thing about India is that you can hate it (aka a few comments made in cheap taste above) or love it but you cant ignore it. As a country, it will never be parochial about its own interest and will always have one eye on the larger good when it comes to politics economics or religion It will never pontificate and take the moral high ground neither will it be bombastic and cavalier about its achievements and neither will it preach to convert others to its way... But it shall move...at a serene pace.... confident, self assured... taking with it like it has done for thousands of years in the past all who want to come in its fold...welcoming them all!! The good thing about India is that you can hate it (aka a few comments made in cheap taste above) or love it but you cant ignore it.
As a country, it will never be parochial about its own interest and will always have one eye on the larger good when it comes to politics economics or religion
It will never pontificate and take the moral high ground neither will it be bombastic and cavalier about its achievements and neither will it preach to convert others to its way…
But it shall move…at a serene pace…. confident, self assured… taking with it like it has done for thousands of years in the past all who want to come in its fold…welcoming them all!! ]]> By: Nitish Tyagi http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-47463 Nitish Tyagi Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:17:12 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-47463 India is developing day by day and 1 day it will be no 1 in each and every prospects and fields. India is developing day by day and 1 day it will be no 1 in each and every prospects and fields. ]]> By: Koichi Ito http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-47403 Koichi Ito Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:57:26 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-47403 Location Do matter in your personal success! India can be the place for someone, but not for everyone! Just like U.S. and Europe, some people can well in some country but not in other. Even China can be Land of Opportunity as well as India for some people! And U.S. and Europe can be a Hell for some people. Since not all people are same. That mean each country is not for everyone! Location Do matter in your personal success! India can be the place for someone, but not for everyone! Just like U.S. and Europe, some people can well in some country but not in other. Even China can be Land of Opportunity as well as India for some people! And U.S. and Europe can be a Hell for some people. Since not all people are same. That mean each country is not for everyone! ]]> By: Venkatesh Nandakumar http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-46125 Venkatesh Nandakumar Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:37:38 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-46125 And mint.com still doesn't support Indian Banks.. And mint.com still doesn’t support Indian Banks.. ]]> By: Dish Network Harrisburg http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45596 Dish Network Harrisburg Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:40 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-45596 Ah, This is great! Dispells a few misnomers I've read Ah, This is great! Dispells
a few misnomers I’ve read ]]> By: Frank Reality http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45496 Frank Reality Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:26:39 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-45496 Well, judging from the Indian IT morons I work with on a daily basis, India is a long way off from being the economic powerhouse that everyone claims it will be. The ones we have may be "college graduates", but their performance belies that. The short story is their quality of deliverables is poor, their productivity is miserable, their skills non-existent, they are unable to learn, have no self-discipline, do not take responsibility and are fundamentally dishonest. We have had a project staffed by Indian for the past 5 years - and their skills and abilities are no better than the day we started. We have experienced 400% turnover. Each batch of new people are worse than the ones that left us. In short, India staffing is a poor value and shows no prospect of improving. The only reason we still have them is that India offshoring is the CEO's pet project. India must improve its education infrastructure, improve the value (quality, productivity and timeliness) of the services they offer - if not, the work will go someplace that can do the job. Well, judging from the Indian IT morons I work with on a daily basis, India is a long way off from being the economic powerhouse that everyone claims it will be.

The ones we have may be “college graduates”, but their performance belies that. The short story is their quality of deliverables is poor, their productivity is miserable, their skills non-existent, they are unable to learn, have no self-discipline, do not take responsibility and are fundamentally dishonest.

We have had a project staffed by Indian for the past 5 years – and their skills and abilities are no better than the day we started. We have experienced 400% turnover. Each batch of new people are worse than the ones that left us.

In short, India staffing is a poor value and shows no prospect of improving. The only reason we still have them is that India offshoring is the CEO’s pet project.

India must improve its education infrastructure, improve the value (quality, productivity and timeliness) of the services they offer – if not, the work will go someplace that can do the job.

]]> By: Answer is yes! http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45105 Answer is yes! Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:29:08 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-45105 India land of Opportunity - Answer is yes!... Indias power, advantage, profitability doesn't need to be proven... neither does its, for the lack of better word, not-so-good attributes.. Like any other place.. investing in someplace, something, somewhere is purely a business matter, a profitability chance... If you can get diamond from coal mines, you got it Mr.. if not.. your hard luck.. but for diamond..you have to get your hands dirty.. India land of Opportunity – Answer is yes!… Indias power, advantage, profitability doesn’t need to be proven… neither does its, for the lack of better word, not-so-good attributes..

Like any other place.. investing in someplace, something, somewhere is purely a business matter, a profitability chance…

If you can get diamond from coal mines, you got it Mr.. if not.. your hard luck..

but for diamond..you have to get your hands dirty..

]]> By: shrividya http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45042 shrividya Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:15:24 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-45042 70% of Indians will be working class by 2015. We need enough jobs for these people. Infrastructure is a key to employ our white colllared workers like in China.. With just 40% literacy, I am not sure about the statistics. Read Elephant and the Dragon - There is so much more about this topic.. 70% of Indians will be working class by 2015. We need enough jobs for these people. Infrastructure is a key to employ our white colllared workers like in China..
With just 40% literacy, I am not sure about the statistics.

Read Elephant and the Dragon – There is so much more about this topic..

]]> By: George http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-44973 George Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:10:19 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-44973 I think India will become the most powerful economic power for 3 reasons: 1. They speak English 2. They are smart and hardworking 3. Demographics. The population is young. I think India will become the most powerful economic power for 3 reasons:
1. They speak English
2. They are smart and hardworking
3. Demographics. The population is young. ]]> By: Goli http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/india-the-new-land-of-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-44873 Goli Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:16:18 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-44873 After the economic liberalizations all the local village level industries have completely broken down. most people in cities feel very good about it, but larger chunk of population in villages is not benefiting for any of this. so I am not saying, the economic reforms are not good, but I feel we have to give some restriction so that we are not ruled by Reliances. After the economic liberalizations all the local village level industries have completely broken down. most people in cities feel very good about it, but larger chunk of population in villages is not benefiting for any of this. so I am not saying, the economic reforms are not good, but I feel we have to give some restriction so that we are not ruled by Reliances. ]]>