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The rise of this growing nation will change the balance of power in Asia—and potentially the world.
India is the second largest country on earth in population, and seventh largest in geographical area.
Graduates of the nation’s business programs are in high demand among multinational corporations, with each graduating class commanding a higher average salary than the one before. Those who complete MBA degrees at schools such as the Indian Institute of Management can now expect starting salaries ranging from $75,000 (USD) at Indian firms to over $200,000 outside the country. This is comparable to graduates of top American business schools such as Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth—testimony to the market value of Indian talent in this area of study.
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Unlocking India's Potential: "Reform of the financial system would mean better use of capital and the elevation of millions from poverty, according to McKinsey Global Institute

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By Andy McCue, Special to ZDNet
Published on ZDNet News: June 3, 2005.
India faces a massive shortage of workers with European language skills over the next five years which could see the country needing to recruit up to 120,000 foreigners.

Indian high-school seniors who took the exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education sent more than a Million SMS messages within a 11 hour period to query the result database and receive detailed examination results.
Interestingly for the technology side of india, there was no problem in the network due to the heavy SMS traffic and cell phone service providers were able to give subjectwise marks to the students.