There are several good reasons for         investing in India.
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 | One                 of the largest economies in the world.
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 Strategic                 location - access to the vast domestic and South                 Asian market.
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 A                 large and rapidly growing consumer market up to                 300 million people, constitute the market for                 branded consumer goods - estimated to be growing                 at 8% per annum.
 Demand for several consumer                 products is growing at over 12% per annum.
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 | Foreign investment                 is welcome, approval is required but is automatic                 in sixty categories of Industries. 
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 Skilled                 man-power and professional managers are available                 at competitive cost.
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 | One of the                 largest manufacturing sectors in the world,                 spanning almost all areas of manufacturing                 activities.
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 One of the                 largest pools of scientists, engineers,                 technicians and managers in the world.
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 | Rich base of                 mineral and agricultural resources.
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 Long history of                 market economy infrastructure
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 | Sophisticated financial sector.
 
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 Vibrant capital                 market with over 9,000 listed companies and                 market capitalisation of US$ 154 billion                 (March,1996)
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 Well developed                 R&D infrastructure and technical and                 marketing services.
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 Policy                 environment that provides freedom of entry,                 investment, location, choice of technology,                 production, import and export.
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 Well balanced                 package of fiscal incentives.
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 A sophisticated                 legal and accounting system.
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 English is                 widely spoken and understood.
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 Rupee is                 convertible on Current Account at market                 determined rate.
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 Free and full                 repatriation of capital, technical fee, royalty                 and dividends.
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 | Foreign brand names are freely                 used.
 
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 No income tax on                 profits derived from export of goods.
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 Complete                 exemption from Customs Duty on industrial inputs                 and Corporate Tax
 Holiday for five years for 100                 per cent Export Oriented units and units in                 Export Processing Zones.
 
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 | Corporate Tax                 applicable to the foreign companies of a country                 with which agreement for avoidance of Double                 Taxation exists, can be one which is lower                 between the rates prevailing in any one of the                 two countries and the treaty rate.
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 | A long history of stable                 parliamentary democracy. |