10 Things Every Indian Should Know About India




Indian investment in UK:

India is the second-largest investor into London as a result of the investment fervor generated by the London 2012 Games with 74 other projects during 2013-14.

Overall in the UK, India beat Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) figures to emerge as the fourth-largest investor with 89 Indian FDI projects which helped create as many as 7,255 jobs in Britain.

Investments included Indian-owned Jaguar and Land Rover’s plan to add 1,700 jobs to its factory in Solihull.

On a recent trip to India, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that Indian investment in Britain tops all of Europe combined.

Gandhi's statues all over the world:

More than 70 countries have erected Gandhiji statues including the USA, Africa, Switzerland, Cambodia, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Russia, Denmark, Argentina, and Sri Lanka.

Recently British Foreign Minister William Hague and Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne told that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be installed in Parliament Square in London by early next year.

The tallest Gandhi statue is 70-feet tall bronze statue in Gandhi maidan in Patna.

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