PDF: 2962 pages, 5.2 MB - Bay Area Council Economic Institute
PDF: 2962 pages, 5.2 MB - Bay Area Council Economic Institute
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Contents<br />
Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 1<br />
Findings...................................................................................................................... 11<br />
1. Country Briefing: India ...................................................................................................... 15<br />
2. A Distant Dream: Indian Immigrants Arrive in California.................................................. 23<br />
3. A Diverse, Vibrant Community ......................................................................................... 27<br />
TiE Re-Examines its Mission ..................................................................................... 33<br />
<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Area</strong> Cities Have “Sisters” in India...................................................................... 47<br />
4. Indian Students: Innovation and Quality of Life Are Still a Draw...................................... 51<br />
UC Berkeley and IIT-Kharagpur: In Search of Synergy............................................. 59<br />
5. Two-Way Trade: Slow but Steady.................................................................................... 67<br />
Find a Need and Fill It................................................................................................ 71<br />
Today Almonds, Tomorrow Pistachios ...................................................................... 73<br />
Levi Strauss: Evolution of an Indian Brand................................................................ 76<br />
6. Cross-Border Exchanges Flourish ................................................................................... 81<br />
A: Banking/Financial Services................................................................................... 83<br />
B: Legal Services ...................................................................................................... 90<br />
Dabhol: The Mother of All Cases.......................................................................... 97<br />
C: Semiconductors .................................................................................................. 102<br />
D: Software/IT Services/Business Process Outsourcing .......................................... 114<br />
To H-1B or Not to H-1B ...................................................................................... 124<br />
Salesforce.com: Build it Yourself........................................................................ 139<br />
$150 Million to $2 Billion in Six Years: Vivek Paul Takes Wipro for a Spin........ 147<br />
HCL Technologies: India’s Homegrown Hewlett-Packard Diversifies ................ 150<br />
E: Architecture/Urban Planning/Infrastructure ........................................................ 159
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