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INDIA, EVERYWHERE - Softcover

Deepankar, Amit Kumar

 
9798170009176: INDIA, EVERYWHERE

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INDIA, EVERYWHERE

India is no longer confined by its borders. Its people, businesses, capital, technology, ideas and professional talent now move through a world that is increasingly interconnected. From the Indian diaspora across continents to Indian companies operating internationally, from engineers and entrepreneurs building global careers to capital flowing across borders, INDIA, EVERYWHERE explores how a country once shaped by colonial restrictions gradually became an increasingly important participant in the global economy.

But global presence is not the same as global control. This book goes beneath the headlines to examine the structures that actually determine economic and corporate power. Who owns a company? Who controls its voting rights? Who manages it? Who ultimately benefits from its wealth? Through ownership chains, holding companies, subsidiaries, institutional investors, corporate governance and the movement of capital, INDIA, EVERYWHERE reveals why modern power is far more complicated than the names and fortunes that appear on the surface.

At the heart of the story is the extraordinary movement of Indian talent. Education, technology and globalisation created generations of engineers, doctors, scientists, managers, entrepreneurs and professionals whose skills could travel far beyond India's labour market. Indian-origin professionals entered major corporations and institutions around the world, while the diaspora created networks connecting knowledge, money, opportunity and expertise between India and other countries. Yet the book carefully distinguishes professional achievement from ownership and influence from control.

The story also follows India's transformation from a largely inward-looking economy into a globally connected economic force. The reforms of 1991 opened new possibilities for private enterprise, foreign investment and international trade. Information technology connected Indian skills with global demand. Entrepreneurship expanded. Indian businesses began entering foreign markets, acquiring companies and building international operations. Private wealth became increasingly mobile, while Indian capital, businesses and knowledge began moving outward as well as inward.

INDIA, EVERYWHERE is ultimately an attempt to understand India's global transformation without blind celebration or unnecessary pessimism. It asks a deeper question: How much power does India—and the global Indian community—actually possess, and what kind of power is it? By bringing together history, economics, sociology, ownership, entrepreneurship, technology, migration, capital and geopolitics, this book follows the movement of Indian people, ideas, businesses and influence across borders—and separates measurable reality from popular narratives. The result is a fascinating exploration of where India is today, where India is becoming, and why India is increasingly everywhere.

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