For the visiting foreign businessperson, the principal advantage is that English – now well established as the international language of business – is the lingua franca. This is despite, or perhaps because of, the large number of languages that are spoken in India – there are 18 official ones and some 1600 minor ones. Indeed, English is so widely spoken that most meetings will be conducted in this language and any lapse into a local tongue should perhaps raise a visitor’s suspicion that the speaker is not to be trusted. The business card is an important part of business life in India. Some people carry cards that are in effect a compressed CV and many are bilingual. A suit is considered the proper form of business dress in India. Business hours are generally 0930/1000 to 1700/1730.