India offers immense opportunities to foreign investors in terms of its strategic location between the Middle East and South East Asia. Pakistan, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are India's immediate neighbours. It is also located close to Russia and the southern central Asian countries. Added to this is the country's labour advantage. India has vast reserves of technical and scientific manpower, backed by engineering and management institutes of excellence.
India's technocratic elite grace the boardrooms and laboratories of the world's premier corporations. Both skilled and unskilled labour is easy to find and wage rates are highly competitive compared to international levels.
A major advantage of locating in India is that the professional work force speaks English. In fact, English is the predominant business language in India.
The government also provides a number of incentives and facilities for exporters.
India's rich resource and production base provides significant opportunities for investors to establish export units.
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Bombay
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Last updated: May 1995.