BBC News, 14 Dec 2012Indian businessmen are usually adept at managing the political environment in their home country. Even when there are regime changes at the centre or state levels, they are able to protect their investments.
But most forget that this confidence may not work in other countries, where they can be potentially seen as "foreign villains" and local politicians can fan public sentiments against them.
Thus, many Indians who have invested abroad are unable to act swiftly and enter into meaningful discussions when new governments come to power in other countries.
Many become over-confident that the local officials would not act against their projects, which entail hefty foreign investments in those nations. Full story
