India in the world
India, the world’s largest democracy, has several top rankings in the world:
| Irrigated area |
1 |
| Rice (paddy) output |
1 |
| Wheat production |
1 |
| Tea production |
1 |
| Milk production |
1 |
| Butter production |
1 |
| Sugar production |
1 |
| Information Technology experts |
1 |
| Manufacture of motorcycles |
1 |
| Manufacture of auto parts |
1 |
| Film production |
1 |
| Tobacco manufacture |
1 |
| Population |
2 |
| Arable land |
2 |
| Number of Scientists |
2 |
| Cement production |
2 |
| Textile manufacture |
2 |
| Export of wheat |
2 |
| Export of rice |
2 |
| Export of fruit |
2 |
| Export of vegetables |
2 |
| Gross Domestic Product (PPP) |
3 |
| Tractors in use |
4 |
| Exports |
30 |
- India has the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61) approved by the USFDA outside the USA
- India's pharma industry's turnover is about US $10 billion, one third from exports
- India is one of the world's largest exporters of cars
- 9 out of every 10 diamonds sold in the world pass through India
- Indian companies are among the largest overseas investors
- Daewoo commercial vehicle company is Indian-owned
- India manufactures tractors in USA
- Indians are the largest number of foreign students in USA
- India is one of the top five tourist destinations in the world and the fastest growing tourist economy
- India has the world's largest banking system with over 70.000 branches
- India has the world's largest postal system
- India has the world's largest railway system
- Bank deposits account for roughly half of Indian GDP
- India has the world's third largest investor base
- India trains about 3.000 foreign nationals every year free of cost under its technical and economic cooperation programme
- Indian universities and higher educational institutions produce almost 3 million graduates each year including 0.5 million engineers and IT professionals
- Only India, Japan and USA have built supercomputers indigenously
- Indian IT exports go to 175 countries
- Over 100 multi national companies have Research and Development Centers in India
- More than half of the Fortune 500 companies outsource their software from India
- An Indian group, LNM, is the world's largest producer of steel
- The Bombay Stock Exchange is the second largest in the world
- India has 23 stock exchanges with about 10.000 listed companies
- With 600 million tones, India is one of the world's largest food producers
- One third of Microsoft employees and one quarter of IBM are Indians
- Indian companies account for two-thirds of global firms with the highest Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Level-5
- India has the world's largest middle class of 500 million consumers
- India has 50 million high income households
- 54% of India's population is below 25 years
- Indians buy 2 million cell phone connections every month
- India does not accept aid from any country except USA, Russian Federation, UK, Germany and Japan
- India offers assistance to over 150 developing countries
- Since July 2003, India is a net creditor to IMF
- India's external debt to GDP ratio is less than 20%
- India has written off debts of several heavily indebted countries
- India is among six countries that design, build and launch satellites
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