<p><a href=”http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/india/article2124322.ece”>Times Online</a> has a nice compilation of the top business blogs in India (well, there aren’t that many to begin with..) <br />Anyways, here are the ones really worth your time</p>

<p><a href=”http://indianeconomy.org/”>Indian Economy Blog</a> – Run by the cream de la cream of top Indian bloggers. Provides detailed analysis and well researched opinions. </p>

<p><a href=”http://www.labnol.org/about.html”>India Inc </a>- Informative spin on the tech-industry in India </p>

<p><a href=”http://fordindia.blogspot.com/”>Ford India</a> – Covers the car industry in India. </p>

<p><a href=”http://anuraggupta.blogspot.com/”>Anurag Gupta </a>- India and Internet. </p>

<p><a href=”http://trak.in/”>Trak.in </a>- Youngest of the lot – covers a variety of subjects.</p>

<p><a href=”http://indiabs.blogspot.com/”>Business News and Stocks</a> – News, analysis and commentary. <br /><a href=”http://www.youthcurry.com”><br />Youthcurry</a> – self-explanatory? </p>

<p>We found this great article on <a href=”http://www.businessintelligencelowdown.com/2007/03/doing_business_.html”>doing business in India </a>on Business Intelligence Lowdown. Here’s a quick recap but we highly recommend reading the entire article. </p>

<p><a href=”http://www.businessintelligencelowdown.com/2007/03/doing_business_.html”>Doing Business in India – 20 Cultural Norms you need to know. </a></p>

<ol><li>A perspective on Time – For most of the world, time is precious; for the Indian, it’s auspicious. The importance of the astrological calendar for majority of Indians.</li>

<li>Addressing issues of respect – Specific manner of treating people elder and younger to oneself. </li>

<li>Comfort zone – Concept of physical space, casual hugs and handshakes</li>

<li>Unknown strikes – Go with the flow here</li>

<li>Bureaucracy – Knowing the right people can move mountains</li>

<li>Festivals – Come and go throughout the year, holiday times is usually never around the western times. </li>

<li>Indian weddings – the 4 day affair. </li>

<li>Work at home – Invitations to discuss business at home are not uncommon</li>

<li>Small talk is big – Do not get straight to business. Ask about family first</li>

<li>Queue – has a different meaning in Inda</li>

<li>Follow the book – A, B, C and then D. </li>

<li>Business cards – Not just business</li>

<li>Public transportation – Understand the challenges</li>

<li>English in all it’s forms – local dialects can make it difficult to communicate properly</li>

<li>Learn to navigate the public transportation system </li>

<li>Paperwork – Not their strongest skill</li>

<li>Babel – Multiple cultures, multiple local languages</li>

<li>Herd mentality rules</li>

<li>Indians are polite, but show it differently</li>

<li>Pecking orders matter</li></ol>