INTO INDIA had three big reactions to the Indian elections:
1) Democracy is alive and well in India; 650 million votes cast over a 6 week election process – truly a remarkably strong democracy!
2) Indians want jobs, jobs, and jobs; this is why manufacturing has become so central to India’s economy – the swing away from the ruling BJP suggests PM Modi has to do more on jobs.
3) the Indian voter will expect the government to keep growing the economy – and show why that is a benefit for all Indians.
The only other Indian Prime Minister to win three five-year terms was the first – PM Nehru.
This has been a much closer election than predicted – and probably has given the ruling BJP and PM Modi much to think about. Of course, INTO INDIA notes that long term office holders generally face an anti-incumbency mood.
Congrats to Indian PM Narendra Modi – we have always called him ACTION MAN and in his third term he will need to maintain the action.
We expect a big focus this term on manufacturing, physical infrastructure, digital infrastructure and energy transition.
Author: Stephen Manallack
Former President, Australia India Business Council, Victoria and Author, You Can Communicate; Riding the Elephant; Soft Skills for a Flat World (published by Tata McGraw-Hill INDIA); Communicating Your Personal Brand.
Director, EastWest Academy Pty Ltd and Trainer/Speaker/Mentor in Leadership, Communication and Cross Cultural Communication.
Passionate campaigner for closer western relations with India.
Stephen Manallack is a specialist on “Doing Business with India” and advisor/trainer on “Cross-Cultural Understanding”. He is a Director of EastWest Academy Pty Ltd which provides strategic advice and counsel regarding business relations with India.
A regular speaker in India on leadership and global communication, his most recent speaking tour included a speech to students of the elite Indian university, Amity University, in Noida. He also spoke at a major Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) global summit, the PR Consultants Association of India in Delhi, the Symbiosis University in Pune and Cross-Cultural Training for Sundaram Business Services in Chennai. He has visited India on business missions on 10 occasions and led three major trade missions there. He provides cross-cultural training – Asia and the west.
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