US president Barack Obama's star-power has made the United States the place most people want to visit and do business with, according to an annual survey that ranks nations like retail brands.
The Country Brand Index, compiled by brand consultancy FutureBrand, found the United States had unseated Australia, which held the top spot for the last three years. Australia came in third this year, with Canada rising to second place.
New Zealand and France rounded up the top five country brands in this year's index that included 102 countries. Croatia, South Africa and India also made to the list, although India did not make it into the top 10.
The index is based on a survey of about 3,000 business and leisure travellers from nine countries.
What can the Indian government do to make India more appealing to investors and tourists? What can we do to improve "brand India"?
Readers' comments:
Stop defecating and spitting in public.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 19:48 IST
Davod, London
encouraging young entreprenuers especially that from the rural areas can give a huge imepetus to the overall economy of the country as even today India's major population resides in villages.And India is still known the land of villages.By tapping such resources we will be able to globally position ourselves as an economic power
Sunday, November 8, 2009 20:22 IST
Ritu Agarwal, mumbai
Have less kids - population control. Be less noisy - noise pollution control - and be less dirty. Respect the country and the streets and all that is commonly used in the country. I was at the airport when one lady pulled down her five-year-old's trousers and made him pee in the parking lot, when the pay-and-use toilet was two minutes away.
Sunday, November 8, 2009 12:58 IST
Sakala , Mumbai
