Culture Profile India

Jázmin KovácsAttila ErdősNikoleta LadicsováMatthias SchmidtNoémi Lőrincz

Topics

1. General informations about India2. India’s economy3. Hofstede4. Cultural ediquette 5. Conclusion

Ganesha – Hindu God of Success

Global India

• Population: 1.2 billion

• 2nd most populous country

• multi-ethnic society

• 80 % are Hinduism

Facts • Capital: New Delhi• 7000 km

• Most-populated city: Mumbai (Bombay) 18,5 million

Political system

• Federal constitutional republic • a multi-party system• world's most populous

democracy• government support foreign

investment

Law of India

• independent judiciary

• basically drawn from the British Legal System

• adhere to the UN guidelines on human rights law

• certain international trade laws are also enforced

Corruption in India

• 94th with a score of 36

• organisations created that fight against corrupt government

• slight improvement

• One of the fastest growing economies• Huge manpower, diversified natural

resources• Economic reforms – 1991• Optimistic growth• Strong macro-economic fundamentals

Major problems

• Population explosion• Poverty – 360 M people below the

powerty line• Unemployement – increasing pop.

Pressing hard on economic resourses• Rural urban divide - 70% of the Indian

pop. living in villages

Economy in the future

• 4th largest producer of electricty and oil products

• 4th largest importer of coal and crude-oil in the world

• Coal and oil account for 66% of the energy consumption of India

• Significant global interest in the Indian econ.

• Great potential of growth in the next few years and decades

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Cultural Etiquette

• Meeting and Greeting• Body Language• Dress• Corporate Culture• Gifts• Especially for Women• Helpful Hints

Conclusion

• outsourcing destination to reduce the cost-base

• large number of highly educated graduates

• earnings lower than in Hungary• rapidly growing middle class• “world’s largest” market for

goods and services in future

Sources:

• http://www.ediplomat.com• http://http://www.bbc.co.uk• http://geert-hofstede.com/

Thank you for attention!