Don't be discouraged by the perpetual bad business climate news that comes out of India.
India and Indians are perpetually looking back to their socialist, pro-Russia days.
The caste system inherently prejudices Indians against successful business people.
Business did not begin to thrive in India because of any government policies. It began despite government controls. It thrives, as it often does in the United States where government is weak or corrupt, because commerce is much like a weed in its early stages.
I went to Bangalore in the early 1990s, just as call-centers were entering the market. Bangalore had no new buildings, there were barefoot streets and an airport designed mostly for single engine planes. Businesses were springing up because of a good telecom cable to Singapore. Businesses were providing their own new work spaces and living communities with clean water and their own power supplies.
This is how business began and expanded all over India. Despite government efforts to shut it down.
Commerce can thrive with hard-working employees, intelligent people and an environment that is malleable because of corruption.
That is the real India.
India and Indians are perpetually looking back to their socialist, pro-Russia days.
Business did not begin to thrive in India because of any government policies. It began despite government controls. It thrives, as it often does in the United States where government is weak or corrupt, because commerce is much like a weed in its early stages.
I went to Bangalore in the early 1990s, just as call-centers were entering the market. Bangalore had no new buildings, there were barefoot streets and an airport designed mostly for single engine planes. Businesses were springing up because of a good telecom cable to Singapore. Businesses were providing their own new work spaces and living communities with clean water and their own power supplies.
This is how business began and expanded all over India. Despite government efforts to shut it down.
Commerce can thrive with hard-working employees, intelligent people and an environment that is malleable because of corruption.
That is the real India.