A GDP growth rate of 7% projected for 2009-10

An emerging middle class with growing affluence demanding high quality healthcare

Rising government and private spending on healthcare

An investor friendly policy environment with foreign investment allowed in all sectors of healthcare

A stable financial and legal system

An excellent skill base with a large pool of doctors

A strong IT infrastructure backbone

Presence of a large number of international and domestic healthcare/pharmaceutical companies

Large networks of academic & medical centers/hospitals/laboratories with international accreditations