In the Last year World Economic Forum Meeting there was a popular theme running throughout the summit as ‘India Everywhere’. The theme had great impact on the forum and still India may not be the theme this year but it is still ‘India Everywhere’ as far as interest from investors is concerned.

Here is the example of India’s impact on foreign investors. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has asked to raise its holding in India’s stock exchange to 20%. NYSE has recently acquired a 5% stake in National Stock Exchange.

The Swiss cement major Holcim is manufacturing 25 million tones cement in India. It is now looking to expand its presence in India by 40% by adding another 10 million tonne manufacturing capacity.

After Pepsi Co, Coca-Cola is also looking to launch fruit juices in Indian market. According to Coke CEO, they want to invest in rural areas besides setting up a university for retailers to help our kirana stores cope better with competition from retailers.

There are so many foreign companies who want an entry in the retail sector in India. Tupperware, Carrefour, Metro AG and electronics chain BestBuy have been told Indian government and asked permission to either set up shop or expand their presence.

The Unilever also is planning for expanding food processing activities in India and thinking for a bid to occupy more shelf space in new stores. Agility, a West Asian logistics company, has planned to set up cold chains and private container terminals to cater to the needs of retailers.

NYSE chief John Thain has termed that India and China are as focus countries to have presence in Asia. He said further that the

Sebi-imposed 5% cap on holdings by an entity in a local stock exchange is working as hurdle in raising the stake in NSE.

NYSE officials have said that it needs higher stakes in NSE as a strategic investor only.

The Indian stock markets are booming and the major global players are planning to have a share of the development pie from the Indian market.

According to a report, NYSE, private equity firm General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs and Japan’s Softbank Asian Infrastructure Fund have bought 5% each in NSE. Now the other big players such as Nasdaq and some European exchanges are also in the line to buy a stake in BSE.

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