Indian summer

June 30 2004

When the largest democracy in the world unexpectedly changes its government, you might expect corporate tax directors to examine their strategies anxiously. But in an interview with Rupak Saha, country tax leader at GE in New Delhi, Simon Briault discovers a period of stability and optimism in India that has been unaffected by political change and looks set to continue

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