Cisco's India approach

Global executives at Cisco know how to demonstrate their commitment to India. During a recent visit by both the incoming and outgoing CEOs of Cisco - Chuck Robbins and John Chambers, respectively - the company announced a $60-million additional commitment to India. While $40 million would go towards the expansion of its India facility, the rest would be used for skill development, in line with the government's Skill India initiative. Cisco also talked about how the company would compliment all the marquee projects of the Narendra Modi government - be it Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities or Skill India. Not just that, the business cards of the global executives had their names and coordinates written in Hindi.