India's great economic boom, the arrival of the Internet and outsourcing, have broken the wall between provincial India and the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If we dispense with some of our self-made boundaries, India can really take its place in the world as an economic power. It hasn't happened because we, sadly, don't look at ourselves as Indians but as Punjabis or Parsis, unlike the Americans. Don't make such boundaries.
As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage.
India has long been an exporter of talent to tech companies... But it is India that's now undergoing its own revolution.
In my world view, clearly the Internet is a huge force multiplier for Indian media because it has not crept up on us like something invisible; we've seen it all play out in the West.
India is now changing and regaining its lustre, and it is coming of age.
The world wants India to remain an import-based economy. Then India can be a dumping ground where gold can be dumped and other commodities such as oil and gas. They look at India as a huge market.
It's a mistake to believe technology rests outside India. We compete very successfully.
With liberalisation, Indian industry gained international exposure because of which it became imperative for companies to rework their strategies to become globally competitive.
If anybody was to look towards a big source of demand in future, it would be hard for them to miss India.
China and India will, separately and together, unleash an explosion of demand.
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