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Team Topaz
Outline
1 Introduction
Over Air
population Pollution
Deforestation Water
and Pollution
Overgrazing
Society - Language
Bengali (8.1%)
41%
Telugu (7.2%)
Marathi (7.0%)
8.1%
7.0% 7.2%
The above data is representative of the top religions or ethnic groups in India
Society –
Ethnic
Dispersion
Map
Economy
• Open-market economy with
ties to its past autarkic
policies.
• In the early
1990’s, legislation such as
industrial
deregulation, privatization
of state-owned
enterprises, and reduced
control of foreign trade and
investment accelerated the
economy’s growth.
• Labor force
– One-half is in agriculture
– One-third is in services, but
is a major source of growth
Top Commodity Exports and Imports
Ports of Entry
Regulation of India Ports
• Laws:
– Indian Ports Act of 1908
• This aided in delineating the
responsibility of operational
and procedural aspects of
governing the ports for the
central and state
governments
• In essence, this granted the
central government the
majority of power when it
comes to ports.
– Major Ports Trusts Act of
1963
• Articulated the conceptual
framework of comprehensive
institutional design for port
administration in respect of
designated major ports. This
lead to the unprecedented
decentralization and
rationalization of port
administration.
Trading Alliances
• Trade agreements can be formed between two states or multiple states within the
country.
• “India views Regional Trading Arrangements (RTA's) as constructive blocks towards the
overall purpose of trade liberalization. Consequently, it is participating in a number of
RTA's.
• South Asia Free Trade Area
– Came into force in January 2006
– Members include: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
– Objective: Endorse and augment mutual trade and economic cooperation among the „Contracting States‟
• India-Mercosur Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)
– Came into force on June 2003
– Members: India and MERCOSURE
– Objective: Enlarge and reinforce relations between MEROCSUR and India and endorse the extension of trade
by granting reciprocal fixed tariff preferences with the ultimate objective of creating a free trade area between
the parties.
– MERCOSURE is a trading block in Latin America formed in 1991 which consists of
Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
• Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) aka the Bangkok Agreement
– Signed: July 1975
– Proposal of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation
– Its membership involves India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar.
– This is the “bridging link” between to major regional groupings.
– Objective: Sub regional economic collaboration consortium
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Politics
• Two major political parties
– Indian National Congress
– Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• In the past decade, more smaller
regional based political parties have
sprouted.
• These parties are more aligned with
the state, thus the relationship
between each state and the central
government can be volatile at times.
• The different religious and ethnic
groups have their own political
parties at times and this leads to a
one sided agenda.
– For instance, the Bharatiya Janata
Party has an image of being pro
Hindu
• Terrorism, Naxalism, religious
violence, and caste-related violence
are important issues affecting politics
in India.
– The Washington Times in 2004
reported that nearly ¼ of the Indian
Parliament legislatures had ongoing
criminal cases against them.
Hofstede Dimensions
Power Individualism Masculinity Uncertainty Long-Term
Distance Avoidance Orientation
U.S. 40 91 63 46 29
India 77 48 56 40 61
Delta -37 43 7 6 -32
10.62%
9.99%
10.00% 9.53%
9.03%
8.00% 7.59%
7.24%
6.85% 6.86%
6.58%
6.19%
6.00%
4.56%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Shares of Global GDP
Internet & Communication Infrastructure
• In 2011, there were 894
million mobile cell phones in
use; ranks 2nd in world in
regards to number of cell
phone users
• In 2009, there were
61,338,000 internet users;
India ranks 6th in world in
regards to number of
internet users
• In 2011, more than 100
million homes had access
to cable and satellite TV
offering more than 700 TV
channels
• In 2011, there were 32.6
million telephone main lines
in use
Mobile Phone Subscriptions
Internet Users as Percentage of
Population
Foreign Direct Investment in India
• India is a favorite foreign direct
investment destination for
industries like
telecommunications, auto
components, pharmaceuticals
and information technology
companies.
• The overall number of FDI
projects increased by 25% to
864 (valued at US$ 50,813
million) in the 11 months to
November, up from 691 projects
(valued at US$ 44,874 million) in
2010
• The United States remains the
leading investor in India, both in
terms of projects and jobs
generated.
Foreign Direct Investment Rules
• The cabinet of the Congress party-
led coalition in New Delhi agreed
to allow foreign multi-brand
retailers to own up to 51% of joint
ventures in India
– Foreign retailers can now open
supermarkets with Indian partners.
(Wal-Mart-Bharti wholesale store
shown to right)
• Government changed the rules to
allow single-brand retailers such
as Nike Inc. to own 100% of their
Indian businesses. Before, they
were permitted to own only 51% of
a partnership with an Indian
company.
• Currently, retailing is dominated by
millions of mom-and-pop
stores, and it lacks much modern
supply-chain
management, including storage of
temperature-sensitive products.
Top Export and Import Partners of India
India‟s Trade Balance
Clean Energy Investments
• Clean energy investments have risen
faster than any other country, growing
52 percent to a total $10.3 billion in
2011
• Advanced its solar capacity from 18
megawatts in 2010 to 277 megawatts
in 2011