on a more broader term, its because we as Indians don’t teach to innovate, we teach to employ people as workers and our education system is maniacally rote learning based.

It kills a lot of innovation that we have.

This comes from a student who is trying entrepreneurship and someone who has been taught in 3 of the biggest cities in India across the best schools.

We have companies with large cash without knowing what to do and also at the same time there main source of business is not doing well i.e the service.

However our biggies are not comfortable venturing outside service to product.

But does that innovation translate into world class products ? unfortunately no, barring few exceptions, some also quoted here. But why? Because product development is a different ball game requiring its own set of eco system to succeed.

Products are being developed in India without our knowing because they’re owned by International entities.

Most of the comments here touch upon – government, mindset, legacy, colonial rule. Well, they’re right. Then what ?

INSTEAD of just finding reasons for why google, apple doesn’t come from India, fruits would lie in taking it forward to – “what could be done to make India a “leading world class product developer & owner ?”

For that, you could join me in that discussion (what could be done to make India a “leading world class product developer & owner”?) that I have posted in India outsourcing group on Linkedn, in case you wish to.

Best

Anil

As the Indian economy matures you will see more product based innovation.