"We are one of the two market leaders in India.... The growing residential segment has been a big part of our growth."

Matti Alahuhta
President and CEO
Kone Corporation

"India offers unlimited potential and is growing rapidly."

H. Tanigawa
Managing Director
Bridgestone India Private Limited

"Within Cisco, now we recognise that India is an innovation centre for what we call smart connect communities."

Wim Elfrink
Executive Vice-President
Cisco Services

"India is one of the markets of prime importance to us and Etios is a massive product for us globally."

Kazuo Okamoto
Chairman
Toyota

"India offers a new and promising market for our innovations and products."

Hans-Matthias Vorbrodt
Managing Director
Orgentis Chemicals Ltd

"I am looking for long term in India. We took off here last decade. We source 75 per cent of our components from vendors, and will source more from India."

Louis R Chenevert
President and CEO
United Technologies Corporation (UTC)

"India is an integral part of Honeywell's global growth strategy and is a critical manufacturing location."

Shane Tedjarati
President and CEO (China and India)
Honeywell

"India is a very important market for Ford Motor company. We are here in a big way. We are doubling our plant capacity in Chennai."

Mark Bentley
Manager
Ford Global Licensing

"We see a huge growth potential in India, be it warehousing and distribution, or even freight business or express business."

Frank Appel
Global CEO
DHL

"The global market is shifting towards smaller cars and India has a predominant advantage with a 70% market for compact cars. With Figo, we plan to get a larger chunk of the premium hatchback market, both in India and overseas."

Alan Mulally
President and CEO
Ford Motor

"A quarter of our Asia Pacific installation has happened in India. The booming medical business and the population of the country make it a potential market for our technology-enabled surgical solutions."

Stefan Vilsmeier
President and Chief
Executive Officer BrainLAB

"Given the rapid development of India's economy and infrastructure, this is exactly the right time to bring the world's greatest motorcycle to one of the world's largest motorcycling nations."

Matthew Levatich
President and COO
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

"India would remain one of Nokia's top growth markets, as 81% of the country's mobile users were in urban areas and they were driving demand for high-end phones."

Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
Global CEO
Nokia Corporation

"The Indian market is at the cusp of a revolution in packaged beverages. As a general rule, we expect India to outgrow the world average; outgrow Eurasia and the Africa group... We would be happy to see India among our top five global businesses."

Ahmet C Bozer
President, Eurasia and Africa
Coca-Cola

"India has taken its place in the world economy. A lot of them (Indian companies) can be global companies. You already have them in cars and autos, in electronics and systems."

Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO
JP Morgan

"We are looking at sourcing as much as we can from India and are studying the possibility of setting up an engine facility at the second plant near Bangalore."

Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor

"India is a long-term investment for us and we are keen on building the supply chain."

Herve Clec'h
Managing Director
Carrefour WC&C India

"India is much less affected (by the global slowdown) than other global markets and represents a huge opportunity to not only grow sales in India, but even develop products..."

Gottfried Dutine
Executive Vice-President
Philips, The Netherlands

"We have been sourcing services and components out of India since 1998. On an average, we have grown the sourcing volume by about 10 per cent per year."

Wilfried Aulbur
Managing Director and CEO
Mercedes Benz India

"Compared to China, India has a much stronger and self-sufficient skill base... India is truly the powerhouse of the future."

Michael Maedel
President
JWT Worldwide