// <![CDATA[ // <![CDATA[ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-857684-6']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); // ]]> // ]]> As expected the Obama India visit is shapingContinue reading “Obama in India : deals yield over 50,000 new US Jobs- first day orders for Boeing and GE”
Category Archives: Globalization
India lights up on Diwali to welcome President Obama
Tomorrow is Diwali in the US when President Obama sets out with Michelle Obama and 200 US CEO’s to India as India literally lights up for Diwali ! Ahead of the visit President Obama has sent greetings to India and the visit dates alone are right out of the culture “textbook.” The Obama team willContinue reading “India lights up on Diwali to welcome President Obama”
Where is the market ? Try India for infrastructure and consumer market
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-857684-6’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Soon after the elections President Obama will be on the biggest ever India visit by aContinue reading “Where is the market ? Try India for infrastructure and consumer market”
Ahead of President Obama India visit- India signs IAEA treaty to limit nuclear accident liability to operators
The Indian nuclear power equipment market is estimated (October 2010) at 175 Billion $ and both GE and Westinghouse are very interested in supplying nuclear power equipment. Worrying potential US suppliers, Indian lawmakers in August had passed a law that might have made equipment suppliers liable for 80 years in case there was an accident and faulty equipment was to blame. Obviously the memories of Bhopal don’t fade and a nuclear leak like Chernobyl would be catastrophic in densely populated India.
[Note: This post is from October 27, 2010 and was edited for formatting on May 22, 2021]
For jobs we need to innovate and expand the pie says Jack Welch
Jack Welch joined Donald Trump this morning outside the New York NBC studio at the plaza, they talked about Jack Welch’s appearance on The Apprentice. Towards the end of the video Jack Welch was asked about how jobs can be created. Innovation and expanding the pie is the way to get jobs according to Welch.Continue reading “For jobs we need to innovate and expand the pie says Jack Welch”
Chilean miners rescue unifies the world
Where is Chile – exactly? I knew that Chile is a Spanish speaking country in South America known for Chilean wine and well regarded for football (soccer in the US) but the non-stop media coverage of the miners’ rescue on TV in US,Europe and Asia convinced me that we all need to know a little bit more about Chile. The interesting part is that Chile is that long western strip in South America you would recall from Geography class- home of the Andes mountain range.
[ Note: This post from October 13, 2010 is updated on June 4, 2021 for formatting and a flashback video from NBC]
Electricity markets:where is the growth ?
If you get reliable (99% of the time) electricity, you probably live in the developed world where most places have electricity. A quarter of the world’s population (October 2010) – mostly in Africa and South Asia do not have power and the list of countries by electricity consumption is revealing as is the data across countries by income.
[Note: This post from October 11, 2010 was updated on May 22, 2021 for formatting issues]
Gandhi, Indian Commonwealth Games, Melinda Gates – how will a new democracy like Afghanistan really look like?
The Mahatma had his 141st birthday without much fanfare on 2nd October 2010 as India was caught up with the 19th Commonwealth games and the Ayodhya controversy. The latter resulted in a ban on text messages lest there be flare-ups between Hindus and Muslims based on “hi-tech” cell phone text based inciting. Here’s the openingContinue reading “Gandhi, Indian Commonwealth Games, Melinda Gates – how will a new democracy like Afghanistan really look like?”
“Outsourced” at NBC is so yesterday
It seems that the new “Outsourced” series on NBC is a TV version of the movie Outsourced (2006). At such a difficult economic time in the US – hackneyed stereotypes of Americans and Indians do not foster global understanding and are certainly not funny if the US viewer is unemployed. Just see the comments onContinue reading ““Outsourced” at NBC is so yesterday”
Re-thinking Medical Insurance Business as an Electricity Business- executing healthcare reform
// <![CDATA[ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-857684-6']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); // ]]> What's similar between the utility and electricity business and the healthcare insuranceContinue reading “Re-thinking Medical Insurance Business as an Electricity Business- executing healthcare reform”