can anyone give me mr jain's contact details.. -manoj
On 10/25/07, umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems AssamNet founder Jugal-da Kalita is behind Jain's initiatives. It > was good to finally meet him in the Assam 2007 meet at DC this July. > : > "It is actually an initiative of Jugal Kalita, an > > Assamese residing in Colorado. We have suggested > > setting up new business management courses in Assam. > > It would be one of the best ways to harness Assam's > > human resources," Jain said. > > Umesh > > *umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Frankly Dilip-da, > > I have negligible knowledge except knowing that there are global MNCs like > TATA Tea etc which are operaing in Assam's plantations and making money -- > > Regards. > > Umesh > > *Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Which part of Assam tea business in your estimate is still profitable, > Umesh? There is a whole gamut from tea plantation to the market in London or > New York. > Dilipda > > > *umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Rajib-da, > > I do not know what business you invested in in Assam but perhaps Assam tea > is still a profitable. > > umesh > > *Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > I find Dipak Jain's arguments that insurgency cannot > be termed as "a" reason for lack of development > fallacious. > > To encourage investors from outside, you need > stability and law and order. And yes, insurgency in > South / Central America does indeed act as a deterrent > against investment - look deeper into regions of a > country plagued by insurgency and you will see which > way investments flow. We all know India attracts > investment even as we have insurgency in Assam. > > Dipak Jain might be traveling home to see his folks > and did not find security issues. I did. I also > invested in a business in Guwahati. And found that > consumers will spend less when bombs are going off > every other day. > > That the State Government needs to be selling more > despite the insurgency obviously is unquestionable. > > However, I find using words like "people need to dream > or aspire more" etc. snooty. Like everywhere else in > India, people have more than enough of dreams and > aspirations. They are not constructed of anything > different or inferior. If only the insurgents and the > government left them alone to follow their dreams and > aspirations. > > > > > --- Mridul Bhuyan wrote: > > > I wholeheartedly support the view. > > > > Mridul > > > > uttam borthakur wrote: > > Dipak Jain is correct. > > Insurgency cannot be termed as 'the' or 'a' > > reason' for lack of development. > > It has been used as an 'excuse' by the persons who > > want Assam to remain a hinterland, to abuse > > subsidies, to divert dedicated fund, and in short to > > hide the loot. Without giving it a thought, some of > > our own have been repeating this prevarication as > > the truth. > > > > umesh sharma wrote: > > well said DJ (Jain) > > > > Umesh > > > > Bartta Bistar wrote: > > > > > > 'Insurgency poor excuse for Assam's > > underdevelopment' > > > > > http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=12596 > > > > By Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi, Oct 21: Insurgency > > or terrorism cannot be given as an excuse for the > > lack of economic development in Assam, says renowned > > US-based management guru Dipak Jain. > > > > "I don't think insurgency can be cited as a reason > > for the lack of development in Assam. What we need > > is a change in the attitude of the people," > > Assam-born Jain, dean of the Kellogg School of > > Management, told IANS in an interview. > > > > Elaborating, he said, "We people in Assam are too > > self-contented. We seldom venture out and we do not > > let others come in too." > > > > Jain's long career in education began as a student > > in Tezpur, Assam. After earning his bachelor's > > degree in mathematics and statistics from Darrang > > College, Tezpur, he earned his postgraduate degree > > with a gold medal from Gauhati University in 1978. > > He taught at the university for the next five years > > before leaving for Dallas in the US to pursue his > > PhD in marketing at the University of Texas. > > > > When it was pointed out that people from Assam, > > especially students, are venturing out of the state > > these days, he said: "True, but that is more out of > > compulsion. However, I would say that coming out > > should not mean not returning. They should work > > outside, gather experience and then return home and > > use what they have learnt in the development of > > their home state." > > > > Stressing that the people of Assam should > > encourage investors from outside to put their money > > in the state, Jain, 50, said: "Today, we are living > > in a globalised world. Countries are seeking out > > other countries as partners in progress. There is a > > great movement of people across the globe. So, how > > can you develop without letting outside investors > > come in?" > > > > Jain, who was here to deliver a lecture on > > 'Branding India in the Global Context' at the > > Foreign Services Institute (FSI), said the working > > conditions in Assam were much better than in many > > other parts of the world. > > > > "Look at the climate. Isn't it wonderful? And > > there is so much of human resource too." > > > > When told that the law and order situation in the > > state was acting as a deterrent to investors from > > outside, Jain said that it was a "much over-hyped > > issue". > > > > "Insurgency and terrorism in Assam has been > > over-hyped by the media. I keep going to Assam to > > meet my family. I never felt insecure in anyway. It > > is not at all as it has been made out to be," he > > said. > > > > Reiterating that insurgency cannot be a factor in > > keeping away investors, he pointed to Central > > American countries in this context. > > > > "Look at the countries in Central America racked > > by insurgency. But have they stopped overseas > > investors from coming in? In fact, working > > conditions in those countries are much tougher than > > in Assam. As I said, it is all about the attitude of > > the people." > > > > > > Jain had been an advisor to the vice president of > > El Salvador at one point of time. > > > > Asked if he would take up an advisory role for the > > Assam government, Jain recalled an interaction with > > Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi during the latter's > > visit to the US last month for the Pravasi Bharatiya > > Divas in New York. > > > > "We had a very good meeting. The chief minister is > > very receptive to new ideas," he said. > > > > The state government has to play a more active > > role in promoting the state to the outside world, > > said Jain. > > > > "The government should hold events and invite > > investors from outside. If they are concerned about > > the law and order situation, they should be given > > security cover and taken on a tour of the beautiful > > state," said the Sandy and Morton Goldman Professor > > of Entrepreneurial Studies at the Kellogg School. > > > > Jain, along with four other Assamese residing in > > the US, has written to Gogoi, suggesting that a new > > set of educational institutions be set up in Assam. > > > > "It is actually an initiative of Jugal Kalita, an > > Assamese residing in Colorado. We have suggested > > setting up new business management courses in Assam. > > It would be one of the best ways to harness Assam's > > human resources," Jain said. > > > > Asked if he had any particular sector in mind that > > could be a thrust area, he said: "Tourism and > > establishing manufacturing bases. If developed and > > promoted well, Assam can be one of the best tourist > > spots in the world. And there is tremendous scope > > for establishing manufacturing bases." > > > > He also lauded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's > > Look East policy. > > > > "It is one of the best initiatives to be taken. > > Why look at the US and European markets when the > > Southeast Asian markets are so close by?" > > > > When told that the Ministry of Development of the > > Northeastern Region has roped in Thailand as partner > > to help in the development of the region, Jain, who > > was appointed advisor to the prime minister of > > Thailand in 2003, said, "That is good. But don't > > forget Vietnam. Thailand is already developed. > > Vietnam is still developing and its situation is > > similar to the northeast. There can be mutual > > synergies between the regions if a partnership is > > struck." > > > > "But, above all," he concluded, "the people of > > Assam should learn to dream, to aspire. 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