India, the country of all the powerful business stakes, a place to invest and succeed

A huge market of 1.4 billion consumers is waiting you. India's middle classes are projected to number around 580 million by 2030.

Agriculture, services and industries of all sizes are powering the economy. Indian agriculture employs most of the national workforce, and is second in farm output worldwide.

The 486.6-million-worker Indian labour force is the world's second-largest, as of 2011. India's foreign exchange remittances of US$70 billion in 2014, the largest in the world, contributed to its economy by 25 million Indians working in foreign countries.

Major agricultural products include rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, and potatoes.

Major industries include textiles, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food processing, steel, transport equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, and software.

Major exports include petroleum products, textile goods, jewellery, software, engineering goods, chemicals, and leather manufactures.

Major imports include crude oil, machinery, gems, fertiliser, and chemicals.

With 7 of the world's top 15 information technology outsourcing companies based in India, the country is viewed as the second-most favourable outsourcing destination after the United States, as of 2009.

India's telecommunication industry, the world's fastest-growing, added 227 million subscribers during the period 2010–11.

The Indian automotive industry, the world's second fastest growing, increased domestic sales by 26% during 2009–10.

The Indian IT industry employed 2.8 million professionals, generated revenues close to US$100 billion.

The pharmaceutical industry in India is among the significant emerging markets for the global pharmaceutical industry. India is among the top 12 biotech destinations of the world.