India’s position in the latest World Bank ranking of Ease of Doing Business has shown a marginal improvement – at 130 out of 189 countries, up four spots from the previous year. While starting a business in the country has become easier with the elimination of the minimum capital deposit requirement by entrepreneurs, the question is what should we make in India? Arun Jethmalani tells us if we have to successfully make in India, we need to focus on industries that play to our strengths – not on those where we are at a competitive disadvantage. (As an aside, Arun was invited to conduct a workshop on market sizing & segmentation at the SCIP European Summit in Madrid earlier this week.)

There is no doubt that India has already created a large number of leading companies, some of which are now ready for the global stage. Kajli Bakhshi updates us on a project that ValueNotes is currently working on – India Emerging Twenty led by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s inward investment company. The award will identify and showcase India’s top-20 high-growth companies with global aspirations.

By 2016, India is expected to be the third largest automotive market in the world. Globally, safety is one of the top-3 parameters considered by buyers while purchasing cars. India, however, still lacks stringent regulations related to basic safety features in vehicles. While the government is working towards tackling this, Rohan Shevate tells us why the actual implementation still seems far away.

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