One of my initiatives at this time is to point out the value, for Western companies, to embrace global innovation models. Technology now permits global R&D. The emerging companies have both the talent and the markets. Western companies who are slothful will miss a wonderful opportunity to leapfrog their abilities. There is considerable skepticism about [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Gunjan
HSBC bank and their advertising agency have taken my ideas into the realm of what one might call Urban Legend. In the marketing chapter of my book (Doing Business in 21st Century India) , I quote Micky Pant, formerly a Unilever executive, who was surprised to learn that 70% of washing machine sales in India [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Gunjan
“Aditya,” the lunar probe from India’s first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-1 has landed on the moon and started sending its first images. Its landing on the Moon’s South Pole at 7:10 Pacific Time was aimed to kick up some dust, which instruments in the craft will analyze. It has already started sending images to the [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2008 by Gunjan
At 3:21 am Pacific Daylight Time on November 8, India’s moon probe was successfully inserted into orbit around the moon. The Chandrayaan-1 probe liquid engine was fired when the spacecraft passed at a distance of about 500 km from the moon to reduce its velocity to enable lunar gravity to capture it into an orbit [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2008 by Gunjan
Do you feel like trying a quiz about India. Here is a link to one I created, along with my publisher. And if you are a member of Facebook, we now have a page for my book. I have 33 “fans” already. Would you like to become a fan too
Posted on November 9th, 2008 by Gunjan
