An Overview of the Education Market in India

By Guest Author Shipra Agarwal Education has long been receiving the major wallet share of the Indian middle class. The education market is generally regarded as the only market towards which Indians are not price-sensitive because it has helped them reach their present standard of living and promises better earnings and prospects for their children.

Deal Radar 2009: Elements Akademia

The education market in India was recently estimated at $30 billion, with an ‘employability training’ segment pegged at about $1 billion. Today’s Deal Radar company aims to emerge as one of the top providers in this segment and capture a 7%–8% market share. Elements Akademia runs India’s first chain of finishing schools aimed at bridging

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The Geopolitics Of The Tibetan Plateau

By Guest Author Rohit P. Singh When one of the deadliest clashes in the region’s history occurred between Chinese police and Tibetan protestors in March 2008, experts averred that the cause of the violence was China’s long-standing strategy to open Tibet’s vast reserves of copper, iron, zinc, and other minerals.

The Need for the Commercialization of Water in India

By Guest Author Rohit P. Singh India, in spite of being surrounded by bodies of water on three sides, being crossed by 13 major rivers, and being home to the place with the world’s highest rainfall (Cherapunji) and largest river island (Majuli), is suffering from an acute water crisis. Even as there have been great

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Deal Radar 2009: Chaupaati

We have discussed India’s Innovation Gap at length recently. Here’s a company that is trying to innovate with the mobile phone as a way to get to people who are otherwise unreachable, even via the Internet.

Forbes Column 2009: India – Where Angels Fear To Trade

For those of you asking for synthesis on the India discussions, the first one is on Forbes today. India: Where Angels Fear to Trade discusses the seed investment problem and offers a solution, perhaps the most pragmatic solution under current circumstances. Comments welcome. Even more welcome are responses from people who are trying this strategy.

Forbes Column 2009: India’s Innovation Gap

Here’s the first of a series of Forbes columns on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India: India’s Innovation Gap. In our previous discussion, we tackled Entrepreneurship and Innovation together, but I think they’re two separate issues. This article addresses that. And India needs to address both from a ecosystem/framework point of view. Let’s continue the discussion.

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Vision India 2020: Framed Ivory

I have been receiving emails from readers with many compelling ideas for the Vision India 2020 series. Particularly interesting are opportunities in Healthcare and Green Transportation. I will get to those later in the series.