Intro: The first European power to arrive in India was the army of Alexander the Great in 327-326 BC. The satraps he established in the northwest quickly crumbled after he left. Later‚ commercial trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire by Greco-Roman sailors that reached India by sailing on the Red and Arabian Seas. The Portuguese sailor‚ Vasco da Gama‚ was the first European to arrive in India solely by navigating the sea‚ at the end of the 15th century. Having arrived
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McDonald’s started its franchise in India in 1995. McDonald’s signed a 25-year joint venture agreement with two partners named Amit Jatia and Vikram Bakshi. Vikram Bakshi has been the corporate face of McDonald’s in India last 18 years. Amit Jatia‚ vicechairman of Westlife Development Company that now controls Hardcastle‚ . Bakshi was given north and east‚ Jatia west and south part of india. Both of them work completely in opposite direction. If Bakshi is all outrage‚ Jatia is all poise. If
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South Africa In 1652‚ Dutch traders founded the city of Cape Town‚ establishing a stopover point on the spice route at the southern tip of what is now South Africa. The British seized the Cape of Good Hope in 1806. In 1867‚ diamonds were discovered in South Africa‚ and in 1886‚ gold initiated immigration and wealth‚ further subduing the native inhabitants. The Boers unsuccessfully attempted to resist British control with the Boer War. Under the Union of South Africa beginning
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INTRODUCTION India offers astounding variety in virtually every aspect of social life. Diversities of ethnic‚ linguistic‚ regional‚ economic‚ religious‚ class‚ and caste groups crosscut Indian society‚ which is also permeated with immense urban-rural differences and gender distinctions. Differences between north India and south India are particularly significant‚ especially in systems of kinship and marriage. Indian society is multifaceted to an extent perhaps unknown in any other of the world’s
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TRANSIT-INDIA AND BANGLADESH 1. Geographically‚ Bangladesh is positioned astride the Indian mainland and the North Eastern Region (NER). The strategic Siliguri corridor is the only land route‚ which connects both parts of India. Prior to the partition of India in 1947‚ most of the trade and movement of goods to and from this region took place through the area that is present Bangladesh. Chittagong port had served the needs of NER for a long. River‚ road and particularly railway communications
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Little History: India shares a1600km of border along 4 NE states –Arunachal Pradesh‚ Nagaland‚ Manipur‚and Mizoram. Burma was made a province of British India by British rulers and again separated in 1937. For many years‚ Indo-Burmese relations were strong: Burma previously having been a province of India 1) due to cultural links 2) flourishing commerce 3) the presence of a significant Indian community in Burma. India provided considerable support when Burma struggled with regional insurgencies
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Analysis of India This paper will provide the advantages and disadvantages of different facets that fall within the PEST analysis: political‚ economical‚ social‚ and technological aspects of India. Political: India is the biggest democracy in the world‚ with a government type of federal republic. The country’s form of government mimics the United States with its federal structure. The federal government consists of executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches. In addition‚ India has adopted
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o answer the question whether India has been a successful democracy Ramachandra Guha invokes the great comedian Johnny Walker’s lines from a movie where his answer to all the questions of life (like whether he would marry the lady he so dearly loves) is ‚ “Boss‚ phipty‚ phipty.” Much the same could be said of the book. There could not have been a more daunting topic for a writer‚ especially Indian‚ than “India after Gandhi.” Guha handles this humongous theme in a “phipty‚ phipty” sort of way.
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India and its Business Culture In today’s world‚ globalisation plays a more and more important role. The idea of the “global village” is becoming reality and business is done not only regional but over the whole world. A European enterprise for example nowadays usually does not only have business partnerships in Europe but also in America or Asia‚ depending on the branch of their business. In this world of doing business with any kinds of nations and cultures knowledge about the culture and business
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Cultural Briefing-India | October 20 2010 | Brief overview on India’s history‚ geography‚ size‚ population‚ languages‚ values and traditions to help business managers conduct new business venture in India | Prepared by: Sunita Goel‚ University of Maryland‚ University College | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Starbucks has decided to launch its product in India. In order for the company to succeed in this new venture‚ I have prepared a cultural briefing for
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