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Investing In India

At a size of roughly one-third the U.S. and a population of over 1 billion people, many of them English speaking; India is becoming an increasingly attractive region for foreign investment, (India, 2005). More and more companies are considering investing in India, a trend that coincides with the Indian governmentÆs desire to make doing business in India more attractive and less complex than in the past. By creating investment options, the government hopes to increase IndiaÆs appeal as an investment center. This is particularly encouraging for investors, since a majority of the country is undeveloped. According to Judy Maksoud (2005, p. 28), ôOnly 18% of IndiaÆs total area of 3.14 million sq km has been explored, which leaves 82% of the sedimentary basins still unexplored.ö This analysis will provide investors with information relating to investing in India, from political stability and structure to economic structure, foreign policy and infrastructure. A conclusion will address the soundness of investing in this emerging global market.

IndiaÆs government, a federal republic, divided into 28 states and 7 union territories for administration, is fairly stable, (India, 2005). Political stability rests on the relationship between IndiaÆs Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi. GandhiÆs Congress Party won election in 2004, prompting concerns about government stability. Two main issues arose as a result of these election results. As reported in the Economist, ôOne was whether Congress could manage an amicable division of powers between its leader, Gandhi, and the unelected technocrat in whose favor she renounced the job of Prime Minister Singh. The second was whether, in managing an unwieldy and disparate coalition, it could get much done,ö (One, 2005, p. 43).

However, with respect to investment in India, the governmentÆs stability has served to hold out, with policies aimed at creat...

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