International Business Across Borders: A Country Analysis of India

Running Head: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ACROSS BORDERS
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International business across borders
12/12/2018

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Executive Summary
India as one of the democratic nations in the world is found to have higher potential and
found to attract the investments from foreign partners. One of the economic aspect of the
country is the fact that increasing globalization in the country acts as the base of increasing
foreign direct investment. The present rate of GDP leading to the economic growth in India
has been 8.2% and continues to increase with the end of the FY18. The report has discussed
well all the aspects of the country, and the economic and political stability also led to the
conclusion that India has been able to attract better FDI than the other developed countries
around the globe. This indicates about the country’s growth in terms of every aspect,
including the international trade with other nations leading to sustained economic growth in
the future years.

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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Overview of the country (India)............................................................................................................2
PESTLE analysis of India......................................................................................................................3
Foreign Currency and exchange influences...........................................................................................5
Trade policies, systems, barriers, and incentives...................................................................................5
Levels of Foreign Direct investment......................................................................................................6
Recommendations.................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................7
References.............................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The report brings about the discussion on the topic of the assignment ‘International business
across borders’ and the related aspects. The assignment will perform the country analysis and
assessment of the emerging market which represents an increase in the GDP growth rate,
leading to attractive investment opportunities in the market. The country will be assessed in
terms of potential and the opportunity for the foreign direct investment. For the assessment,
and analysis India has been taken as the country in this report. In addition to the assessment,
the readers will gain an understanding of the benefits received by the country and the
currency rates prevailing in the country. Trade systems, policies, and barriers, pestle forces
influencing the business environment of the country with other markets or countries. In the
later part of report, the factors or aspects of the country will provide an understanding of the
factors contributing to the country’s competitive position in the world economy.
Recommendations will be provided in the last section of the report as how the country can
make further improvement or advancements in terms of investment opportunities which will
enhance the stability of the country’s economy.
Overview of the country (India)
India is a country located in South-Asia, is found to occupy seventh position amongst other
nations in terms of geographical area, and has been the most populous country with over 1.2
billion people. The population in the country states that the country is found to constitute the
world’s one-sixth population. The country is surrounded by Indian Ocean to the south, the
Arabian Sea to the southeast, and Bay of Bengal to the southwest. India has been divided into
29 states and 7 union territories, with New Delhi as the capital. Hindi and English are
established as the official languages of India, which are broadly spoken amongst the
population of the country (Chittoor, Aulakh, and Ray, 2015).
Discussing the other general aspects of the country’s economy it can be stated that over the
seven decades in the past, India has achieved self-sufficiency in terms of food and grains;
thus it has now become an exporter of food. In addition, there has been certain major
improvements in the country such as increase in the life expectancy rates, literacy rates and
the health conditions has been also improved. India is now a larger market for a number of
companies which has been involved in the operations of pharmaceuticals, automobiles, steel,
and information, and space technologies. In context to the politics and the aspects related to