Penn State University Libraries - Reference Sources

• Indian Department of Commerce

  • Customized reports on foreign trade statistics
  • Foreign trade policy and procedure
  • India and the World Trade Organization
  • Trade agreements between India and other countries

• India: Foreign Trade Policy (World Bank report)

  • Summary of India's foreign trade policy by World Bank
  • World Bank reports:
    • Studies on India — Bangladesh trade
    • Sustaining India's services revolution

• U.S. - India Trade Relation

  • A history of U.S. - India trade relation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Links to other sources of U.S. - India trade relation information

• India in Business (a website of Ministry of External Affairs)

  • General information about India and its economy
  • An overview of India's industries, services, and investment opportunities
  • Trade information

• U.S. Commercial Service / Doing business in India
  A brief, concise guide about doing business in India including:

  • Profile and key economic indicators
  • Indian market, heritage, and business etiquette
  • U.S. - India trade
  • Links to important websites

• Reserve Bank of India

  • Structure and functions of Bank of India
  • A reference to India's banking legal framework
  • Full text Reserve Bank of India Act and Foreign Exchange Management Act
  • Database: periodical reports on a variety of banking operations and money market

• Securities and Exchange Board of India

  • Legal framework on securities and exchange
  • Annual reports
  • Statistics on trends of investments

• National Stock Exchange of India

• Bombay Stock Exchange

• Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

  • Acts and policies for industries
  • Guidance to investors in various industries

• India Business Directory / Industries
  Covers 19 major industries in India:

  • An overview of each industry
  • List and brief description of companies in each industry, some with contact information
  • Top companies in each industry

• Confederation of Indian Industries

  • An overview of agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, and services, and their sectors
  • Discussion on industrial competitiveness
  • Industrial focus areas
  • Industrial news update

• National Association of Software and Service Companies / Newsline
  News of India's IT industry

  • Market place
  • Fact box
  • Headlines
  • In focus

Companies

• India Business Directory / Industries
  Cover 19 major industries in India

  • An overview of each industry
  • List and brief description of companies in each industry, some with contact information
  • Top companies in each industry

• Indian Companies in Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion (Forbes)

• Indian Companies in Fortune Global 500

Dos and don'ts: tips for doing business in India

• World Business Culture / India

• Doing Business in India [Kwintessential]