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Making sense of India
BIOGRAPHY
Nisha Pillai started her career at Schroders, before moving into journalism on The Investors Chronicle and joining the BBC as a reporter on The Money Programme.
After winning a Royal Television Society award for her nine month investigation into Robert Maxwell's financial empire, she moved to the flagship current affairs show Panorama and then to BBC World.
Nisha has led live location coverage of the Indian elections and the 50th anniversary of Pakistan's Independence. She also hosted live interactive debates between audiences in America, Pakistan and Jordon.
Nisha has presented the BBC's flagship interview programme HARDtalk, with guests ranging from the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin and VS Naipaul to Phil Collins.
In her presentations Nisha makes sense of the Indian big picture, taking in both the economic trends and the regional diversity amongst 22 disparate states.
Aside from broadcasting Nisha teaches presentation skills to senior executives at London Business School. She also records podcast interviews with economists and research analysts for a US ratings agency.
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THE WORLD ECONOMY
by Nisha Pillai
As the US economy wobbles and Europe follows suit, India is relatively immune. Domestic demand is strong, with exports currently accounting for only 17 per cent of GDP. The Indian economy is expected to continue to grow at a rate of 8-9 per cent over the next 5 years.
The Indian growth story is changing and dynamic. It is not simply about success in IT. Manufacturing is moving beyond bog-standard labour intensive production lines and looking to challenge China's hegemony in higher-end goods in the automotive, pharmaceutical and petrochemical sectors.
China opened up its economy over a decade before India woke up and smelt the coffee. Their infrastructure and support for business is light years ahead of the Sub-Continent's congested roads and cautious coalition politics; but India scores with its entrepreneurial culture, its success in creating solid brands (which will roll out across emerging markets) and the quality of its graduates.