"India has taken its place in the world economy. A lot of them (Indian companies) can be global companies. You already have them in cars and autos, in electronics and systems."

Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO
JP Morgan

"We are looking at sourcing as much as we can from India and are studying the possibility of setting up an engine facility at the second plant near Bangalore."

Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor

"India is a long-term investment for us and we are keen on building the supply chain."

Herve Clec'h
Managing Director
Carrefour WCamp;C India

"India is much less affected (by the global slowdown) than other global markets and represents a huge opportunity to not only grow sales in India, but even develop products..."

Gottfried Dutine
Executive Vice-President
Philips, The Netherlands

"We have been sourcing services and components out of India since 1998. On an average, we have grown the sourcing volume by about 10 per cent per year."

Wilfried Aulbur
Managing Director and CEO
Mercedes Benz India

"Compared to China, India has a much stronger and self-sufficient skill base... India is truly the powerhouse of the future."

Michael Maedel
President
JWT Worldwide

"Chennai-Bangalore can be Detroit of South India."

Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor

"Given the cost advantage and other positive options, GM will look at exporting engines as well as cars out of India to global markets."

Karl Slym
President and Managing Director
GM India

"If you have tracked the life insurance sector in India so far, you will realise that it has immense growth potential. Last year, the industry witnessed almost 100% growth."

William J Toppeta
President
MetLife International

"India is a market with enormous potential... It is a more integrated economy today and being in the country was, therefore, an easy decision to make."

Joe Saddi
Chairman
Booz amp; Co

"We think the growth story in India remains and is still domestic driven to a certain degree. ...India appears to be on a stronger footing in the emerging market space."

Christopher Knight
Head-India Equity
JP Morgan

"There are enormous opportunities to be tapped in India... The market here is good for both topline growth and profitability..."

Andrew Moss
Group Chief Executive
Aviva plc

"In India, the watch segment has grown by almost 30 per cent on an annualised basis. Currently, it is among the top 15 markets for us. In the next few years, it will be among the top four to five markets."

Jean-Christophe Babin
President and CEO
Tag Heuer

"Clinical services are now a global opportunity for India with a strong competitive edge based on speed and quality of clinical development."

Dr Wolfgang Beier
CEO
Oncology Services Europe

"India is a fantastic opportunity. It is an opportunity as a market, it's an opportunity as a talent base... I am very positive about what as a company we can do in India."

Ben Verwaayen
Chief Executive Officer
Alcatel Lucent SA

"Much of the world is flat or declining. Only India is growing."

Daniel J Magoon
Director
Indian Business Development, Transportation and Security Solutions
Lockheed Martin

We recognised India as the land of opportunities and are delighted being partners with the well-known Future Group for operations in India.

Mr Faisal Al Bannai
Founder
Axiom Telecom

"We see India as a huge market for our business. We are strong in transport, shipping, aircraft, energy, logistics and infrastructure financing. And these are areas where there is strong demand in India."

Dr Hannes Rehm
Chairman
Board of Management
Norddeutsche Landesbank

"India is a big market for the future for Lamborghini. It is a big country and (buyers)... are becoming more open to buying ultra luxury high-style brands like ours."

Enrico Maffeo
Global Director of Sales and Customer Service
Lamborghini

"It (India) is the most important market and is going to be among the five biggest in the world... Every major auto maker - be it Chinese, Korean, European or Japanese - will come to grab a share of this market."

Hiroshi Nakagawa
Managing Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor