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is the world's second largest small car market
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is one of only three countries that makes its own supercomputers
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is one of six countries that launches its own satellites
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one hundred of the Fortune 500 have R & D facilities in India
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has the second largest group of software developers after the U.S.
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lists 6,500 companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange (only the NYSE has more)
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is the world's largest producer of milk, and second largest producer of food, including fruits and vegetables
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is a world economic power, with growth over the past few years averaging 8%
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is the world's fourth largest economy, based on purchasing power parity
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sends more students to the U.S. A. colleges than any other country in the world (In 2007, over 84,000 Indian students enrolled in the U.S. A.)
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has the world's second largest pharmaceutical industry after China
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has a middle class estimated at 300 million out of a total population of 1 billion
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with its large base of English speaking skilled human resource, it is most sought after destination for business process outsourcing, Knowledge processing etc.
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is the second largest English-speaking scientific, technical and executive manpower in the world
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produces more than 900 movies a year - significantly more than the USA
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has become increasingly attractive to foreign investors in various sectors
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its low costs and huge, English-speaking, workforce have made it popular with multinationals for work including manufacturing and call centers.
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provides many tax exemptions to companies set up in Special Economic Zone
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provides many tax incentives available to IT companies, business process outsourcing and KPO companies
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has a stable political system based on parliamentary democracy
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has a common law legal system with English as a court language
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is emerging as a major market and investment destination.