India is latest stop for young executives

Foreign MBAs and ambitious business types view time in India as invaluable to getting ahead in a global economy.

GURGAON, INDIA – Max van Cauwenberghe could be forgiven for wondering how he ended up in a place like this.

Outside his office in this Delhi suburb of 1 million people, cows mill on roads with potholes that could be mistaken for meteor craters. It’s late September, but the sun still broils this arid landscape at more than 90 degrees F., and a dust storm is turning the air to the consistency of sandpaper.

Yet this young Belgian entrepreneur, fresh from business school, simply smiles. After all, he says, there is no place he would rather be than in India.

Just a few years ago, often the only way to tempt expatriates to set up shop here was a lecture about company loyalty or a hefty hardship allowance. Now, an increasing number of interns and even executives are coming here voluntarily to witness – and to fuel – the rise of India Inc.

By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

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