More than 40 percent of foreign direct investment in India comes through this tiny island in the Indian Ocean.
As a consequence of these emergent strengths and India's arrival on the global scene, the nation can no longer look away from the challenges of money and finance that the world faces and which have a direct bearing on India.
Since becoming development secretary last year, Ms Greening has ended direct financial aid to India and ordered a review of all contractors.
But architects and developers in India do receive direct mailing emphasising the advantages of asbestos products.
Most pitifully of all, West Bengal has received less than 2% of the foreign direct investment that poured into India over the past decade.
When Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1498, he opened direct access for Europe to India and the Arabian Gulf.
New research by the McKinsey Global Institute indicates that the foreign direct investment that did find its way to India has had an overwhelmingly positive impact.
But liberalising measures, such as lifting the cap on foreign direct investment in insurance, win few votes in India.
It is unclear whether the group is insisting that Pakistan be a direct party to the talks, an idea anathema to India.
Yet both Delhi and Dhaka say that their recent agreement to open the first direct overland link between the far-eastern states of India and Bangladesh is hugely significant.
Apple is not able to go direct to consumer by setting up Apple retail stores in India unless at least 30% of the product sold contains content that is sourced from within the country.
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"In 2006, when we made our initial investment into Devas, India was one of the leading destinations for foreign direct investment among emerging markets, " said Columbia Capital partner Donald A. Doering.
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The decision by India's government to allow 51% foreign direct investment (FDI) was approved by the Lok Sabha (lower house) on 5 December and the Rajya Sabha (upper house) on 7 December.
Rahul Dravid (24) was run out by a direct hit by Shakib Al Hasan, before Sachin Tendulkar, India's first innings century maker and saviour, was out lbw to Rubel Hossain for 16 shortly after lunch.
The first would offer foreign banks a deal by which they create proper subsidiaries in India (which should be easier to regulate) and direct more lending to priority areas such as agriculture.
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Although India has broadly cut import duties and increased foreign-ownership limits over the past ten years, large sections of the economy remain sheltered by high tariffs and restrictions on foreign direct investment, which amounts to just 0.7 percent of India's GDP, compared with 4.2 percent in China and 3.2 percent in Brazil.
China and India are not major recipients of Japanese FDI, with Japanese direct investment equating under half a percent of GDP in both nations.
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Similarly in India, Cadbury has very strong route-to-market capability with direct coverage of about 550, 000 stores.
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Foreign firms will be more keen to invest in India now that the government is acting on promises to allow for foreign direct investment in major industries, like airlines and retail for starters.
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Clinton asked that India "continue to exercise restraint, " and settle the Kargil crisis bilaterally through direct talks.
She worked for Greenpeace, took direct action to fight toxic dumping of electronics and appliances in Asia, narrowly escaped kidnapping in India.
NPT, which bans such help, direct or indirect, to any country not recognised as a nuclear power by the treaty (and India isn't).
Returning expatriates were allowed to carry gold into India, and, from October 1997, some Indian banks and agents began importing gold direct from Europe.
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