Today, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Initiative with a bipartisan vote of 298-117. The bill must now be approved by the Senate. There are already reports that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may fly to New Delhi shortly to complete the process. Approval of this is [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Gunjan
I’ve been humbled by the ten five star reviews accorded to my book ( Doing Business in 21st Century India ) on Amazon. There are many books that present a strongly positive image of India and its potential; words such as Planet, Billions, Arriving, Unbound, as part of their title convey their intent. I set [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Gunjan
In the next few weeks Hollywood celebrities, agents, dealmakers, assistants and paparazzi are going to learn how to pronounce Anil Dhirubhai Ambani’s name. Amid all the turmoil in the financial markets, Ambani’s company Reliance ADAG has just plunked down $500 million to help Steven Spielberg (the god of Hollywood) take Dreamworks SKG out of the [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by Gunjan
The White House said late last Wednesday it sent the text of a landmark US-India civilian nuclear agreement to Congress for final approval. The pro-deal arguments are best summarized at a website run by the US India Business Council, an industry group based in Washington, DC. Leading the charge against the deal is a newspaper [...]
Posted on September 15th, 2008 by Gunjan
The Asia Society invited me to give a snapshot of business opportunities with India last Thursday. Tejpreet S. Chopra, the head of General Electric India’s $3 billion business is visting the USA and he spoke about the disruptive innovations happening in India today. He also talked about how Western companies such as GE and others [...]
Posted on September 13th, 2008 by Gunjan
In a meeting in Vienna, the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group has just granted a historic waiver for India to be able to import nuclear fuel and technologies. This is a huge step in the US-India Civil Nuclear Agrement process. I will post more details shortly. But remember you heard it here BEFORE the Wall Street [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by Gunjan
2.6 billion people live in India and China. Yet Vanity Fair magazine could not find a single person among those two countries to make its 2008 best dressed list. Among 36 names mentioned, there are 22 whose primary residence is in the United States (including a whopping 15 New York City alone). The balance of [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by Gunjan
The rewards of doing business with India are great today. But only for the patient. I counsel my clients to pack some extra patience and a sense of humor when they travel to India. The Ambani billionaire brothers are known in India for moving very quickly. Yet the god of Hollywood (Steven Spielberg) is finding [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Gunjan
