11 Indian Firms in Forbes Asia's Fab 50

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (18)

The international specialty pharma company, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited manufactures and markets pharmaceutical formulations as branded generics, as well as generics in India, the United States and several other markets across the world. The business is operated into four segments: Indian Branded Generics, U.S. Generics, International Branded Generics (ROW) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API). Its brands are arranged in chronic therapy areas like cardiology, psychiatry, neurology, gastroenterology, diabetology and respiratory. It makes specialty APIs, including peptides, steroids, hormones and anti-cancers. APIs and Dosage forms are made at 20 plants across India, Israel, the United States, Canada, Hungary, Brazil, Mexico and Bangladesh. It's API products include Acamprosate Calcium, Alendronate Sodium, Amifostine trihydrate, Budensonide and Carvedilol. In September 2010, it acquired Taro Pharmaceutical Industries.

Bajaj Auto (27)

The manufacturer of scooters, motorcycles and three-wheeler vehicles and spare part, Bajaj Auto Limited functions in two segments: Automotive and Investments. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, the Company sold over 3.39 million motorcycles, and over 1.2 million two- and three-wheelers. The Company's two wheeler brands include Pulsar, Avenger, Discover, Platina and Ninja. Its commercial vehicles range include goods carriers, such as GC Max Diesel, GC Max CNG, RE600, and passenger carriers, such as RE 2S, RE 2S CNG, RE 2S LPG, RE 4S and RE 4S CNG. Bajaj Auto's has in all three plants, two at Waluj and Chakan in Maharashtra and one plant at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand. Its subsidiaries include PT.