Indian Infrastructure
Dr Mohan Kaul, Director-General of the Commonwealth Business Council, on relations between the UK and India and doing business on the subcontinent
I had the pleasure of attending an event with President Patil of India last week. The President was in the UK to promote UK-India relations and strengthen business ties between the two countries.
Last week was very much an ‘India week’ in London, demonstrating the importance of the relationship to the two countries. The President’s trip coincided with the return of the Lord Mayor of London from India where he was leading a business delegation from the City.
I feel that while there have been successful experiences for UK infrastructure companies in India, CBC members [engineering companies] Arup and Mott MacDonald to name a couple, the experience has not always been as rewarding. Due in part to the strength of the home grown construction sector that is better connected than international companies can hope to be.
The lesson for UK construction companies in India is to find the right local partner, one who shares the same business goals and has the capacity to deliver. While there are challenges to finding the right partner in India the arguments in favour of entering the market allied with an Indian company are overwhelming.
http://mohankaul.blogspot.com/
Subscribe
Contact Information
General:
Commonwealth Secretariat,
Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7747 6500
Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 0827
Media & Public Affairs Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7747 6385/6
Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 9081
info@commonwealth.int
For enquiries on various regions, please refer to our Contacts page
Email Fraud Alert
It has come to our attention that scam emails alleging to be from or associated with the Commonwealth Secretariat are in circulation.