Nowhere in the world has retail fallen into the consumers' lap like it has in India.

B S Nagesh
Customer Care Associate and Managing Director
Shoppers Stop

When you are here (India) you see the energy, the sharpness of the people and their passion for learning. You want to be in that environment. This is one of the best places to work in the world today.

Katherine Hegmman
Senior Executive
IBM

Five years ago, industrial customers expected delivery once a day; now they demand 20 ... they expected six new products to be developed in a year; today they expect 11.

Surinder Kapur
CMD
Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited

India is the future and the future is here. Critical operations are happening here.

Anil Menon
Vice-President, Channels, Marketing and Ecosystems
IBM Software

The demand is so much that I am unable to keep pace with the orders. People just walk in and want to buy one of the (Mercedes) models.

Manjit Singh Bala
Managing Director
Tai-Pan Motors

Unlike the past when a typical Merc owner (in India) would get the first car after he turned 45, now it is typically 35 to 37.

Suhas Kadlaskar
Head, Corporate Affairs
DaimlerChrysler India

India is a long-term bet with stability ... China is a short-term bet with volatility.

Stefan Krause
Head of Sales and Marketing
BMW AG

India is on a roll and we are happy to be rolling with India.

Arun Sarin
CEO
Vodafone

We've got to get them (India) on local products as well as doing global products because we need to understand that game.

Rick Wagoner
Chairman
General Motors

The thumb rule is to have 30 per cent localisation and global content ... to succeed here (in India) is to have a 'global brand with local heart'

Muktesh Pant
Chief Marketing Officer
Yum! Restaurants International

India is going to be a refining and petrochemical hub. The country's largest forex earnings are going to be from export of refined products.

Carlos A Cabrera
President and CEO
UOP - a Honeywell company

We know the (Indian) market is going to explode but we can't say when.

Dr Hector Ruiz
Chairman and CEO
Advanced Micro Devices

We want to give Indian investors an opportunity to be a part of the world's largest steel company and would like to list Arcelor-Mittal in India.

LN Mittal
President and CEO
Arcelor-Mittal

I believe that India's growth is on the runway, ready to take off.

Andrew Holland
Managing Director
DSP Merrill Lynch

India, with a population of 1.1 billion, and a middle class that is larger than the entire population of US, is one of the world's largest untapped markets.

Satveer Chaudhary
Senator
Minnesota

India is the fastest growing and highest revenue-generating market of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Randall Stephenson
CEO
AT&T

Here in India and Asia the evolution has reached revolution. In a good sense.

John Dooner
Chairman & CEO
McCann Worldgroup

India is the fastest growing and highest revenue-generating market of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Randall Stephenson
CEO
AT&T

India is a very exciting market and the luxury car segment is growing exponentially here.

Mr Paul de Voijs
Managing Director
Volvo Car India

I have never seen India so dynamic, vibrant and full of business opportunities.

Peter Loescher
President and Chief Executive
Siemens

Now things have changed - many Indians educated and working in America are returning to India because India has changed. India is the new land of opportunities.

Bala V Balachandran
Padma Shri awardee
Distinguished professor, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago

Our relations with India are stronger than ever, bilateral trade is improving, an increasing number of Indian students are coming to the UK.

Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Britain

Indian companies have a responsibility now as the whole world is looking to India.

Ibukun Adebayo
Head - India Business Development
Alternative Investment Market (of the London Stock Exchange)

India is an interesting combination - world class talent that can speak English and a strong technological expertise.

Tony Wright
Chairman
Lowe Worldwide

India is clearly the rising star of the direct marketing world.

Rory Sutherland
Jury President, Lions
Direct, Cannes Lions; and Vice Chairman,
Ogilvy Group UK

I can foresee a day when Finland could begin importing mobile phones from India.

Matti Pietarinen
Deputy Director General
Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry

What's struck me is the energy and restless ambition in India. You can actually, tangibly feel the drive...

Peter Knapp
Executive Creative Director
Landor Associates

India is light years ahead in terms of the market potential and the potential for the company (Boeing) to come together as an enterprise and grow.

Q.R. Thomas
President
Boeing India

We are also looking to source more (auto) parts out of India for our global operations.

Rick Wagoner
Chairman and CEO
General Motors

India is a very important market for 3i... We see attractive investment opportunities here and we want to be in the forefront.

Chris Rowlands
Managing Partner, Asia
3i

'Indian market is unique in the sense you have so many different segments and levels of usage.'

John Gierre
Chief marketing officer
Alcatel-Lucent

"With the Indian economy showing 8-9 per cent growth over the years, more and more Japanese investors are becoming keen to invest in this emerging market."

Yoshihiro Hasegawa
Chief Representative
Daiwa Securities SMBC Co Ltd

The Indian economy has had sustained growth at 9 per cent which is generating practical outcomes for Australia.

Warren Truss
Minister for Trade
Australia

I am returning from India with great enthusiasm. India has made solid progress on two counts - savings and FDI.

Stephen S Roach
Chief Economist
Morgan Stanley

With markets so exciting here, one may ask why invest abroad.

Richard C. Wastcoat
Managing Director
Fidelity Investments International, UK

This (Indian telecom sector) is growing phenomenally and I do not see an end to it.

Mats Granryd
Managing Director
Ericsson India

One of the fastest growing economies in the world, India is an excellent country for any company to be in.

Kensaku Konishi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Canon India

We want to grow in a big way in India.

Ditlev Engel
VP-sales
President and CEO
Vestas Wind Systems A/S

India's booming economy, new premium Vista platform, its IT industry - all this is good news for channels and therefore for us, too.

Bernherd Gleissner
VP-sales
EMEA & India, Nvidia

Because of the dynamism of the (Indian) economy, there is a very optimistic view of the direction of the country.
Lee Howell, World Economic Forum

With India being the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, providing a rich set of online services for mobile subscribers is more important than ever.
Steve Ballmer
CEO, Microsoft

India is a hub of technology innovation and talent, thus it is critical that we continue to expand our portfolio companies' presence in the region.
Terry Garnett
Managing Director, Garnett & Helfrich Capital

"Our stake in IDFC underlines our interest in the fast growing infrastructure sector in India and allows us to participate through an investment in the largest infrastructure finance company in India."
Robert Morrice
Chairman & CEO of Barclays Asia-Pacific

India's rapid growth rates and its "large pool of educated and skilled English-speaking workers" make it an attractive partner.
Sajjad Karim
UK Member of the European Parliament

The state (Tamil Nadu) offers an exceptional work force and unique strategic-investment zone.
Paul-Henri Ferrand
Vice President
(South Asia)
Dell

India is now truly a land of opportunity.
John Redwood
Economic Competitiveness Policy Group, UK

"If you put one dollar in the US, you may get two dollars in three years. But if you put the same dollar in India, there is a high chance of getting three dollars."
Wayne W Tosu
Managing Director
Carlyle Group

"The market is being opened from a great country."
Nasdaq
CEO, Bob Greifield after Infosys remotely rang the opening bell for Nasdaq on July 31, 2006

"In terms of emphasis on private sector growth, the growth achieved by India is very impressive."
Yasheng Huang
Associate Professor
MIT Sloan School of Management