Vodafone Group, the world’s second largest mobile operator, also said it is seeing positive changes on ease of doing business in the country and is seeing emergence of a ‘New India’. Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao, who had in September last year stated that doing business in India was ‘complicated’, said he sees positive signs at high levels.
“Do you see new IndiaIJ Yes we see a New India. I also hear people say it’s not fast enough. I say fine but its also a big country. I face same problem in other country. I have site problem in the UK. Today one message I can give you is, we are seeing a new India.
Is it visible in the every aspect of our businessIJ “No, it’s not but it’s starting to be visible in enough places. If the pace continues, digitisation of the country will happen,” he told the reporters here.
Asked if it has become easier to do business in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government took office, he said, “Things are moving and this is positive.”
“The decision on allowing trading and sharing of scarce telecom spectrum as well as different posture on what was aggressive tax environment in the past, stating that things are changing. I do see positive signs at very high level,” he said, adding that changes are occurring at the macro level.
“My strong wish is macro level change start tricking down everyday changes,” he added.
However, Vodafone India Managing Director & CEO Sunil Sood said the Government has been far more cooperative on the call drops issue. “We never had that kind of cooperation ever before. That’s a big change in attitude.”