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20 Indian companies that are most global

Last updated on: May 10, 2012 08:55 IST

Image: Let's take a look at 20 Indian companies that are truly global.
Photographs: Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters

Transnational companies accounted for a quarter of the world's GDP1 in 2010. Companies across the world are accelerating their attempts to internationalise and Indian companies have followed suit in the last decade.

The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and Brazil's Fundacao Dom Cabrall have released the results of their joint survey on the Ranking of Indian Transnational Companies.

It is the first time such a systematic ranking is being attempted in India using a globally accepted, multi-dimensional measure of internationalisation viz., the Transnational Index.

This survey, which was released by Raveendra Chittoor, Assistant Professor of Strategy, Indian School of Business, in Mumbai on Wednesday, covers the period from FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11.

The Transnationality Index uses a combination of three measures to determine the degree of internationalisation of companies:

i) Percentage of international assets - consolidated international assets/consolidated total assets.

ii) Percentage of international revenues - consolidated international revenues/consolidated total revenues.

iii) Percentage of foreign employees - total number of foreign employees/total number of employees.

Let's take a look at which 20 companies are truly global.

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons.
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters

Tata Steel Ltd

Main industry: Manufacture of iron and steel

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $14,274 million

Rank: 1

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel.
Photographs: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

Bharti Airtel Ltd

Main industry: Telecommunication services

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $13,665 million

Rank: 2

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Land Rover is part of Tata Motors.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Tata Motors Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of automobiles

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $10,395 million

Rank: 3

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group.
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters

Hindalco Industries Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of aluminium

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $8,333 million

Rank: 4

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: ONGC has foreign assets worth $5,151 million.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters

Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd

Main industry: Oil exploration and refining

Type of company: Government owned

Foreign assets: $5,151 million

Rank: 5

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Suzlon manufactures wind power generators.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters

Suzlon Energy Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of wind power generators

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $4,189 million

Rank: 6

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Reliance Industries Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of petrochemicals

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $3,901 million

Rank: 7

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Reliance Communications Ltd

Main industry: Telecommunication services

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $2,694 million

Rank: 8

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: N Chandrasekaran, CEO, Tata Consultancy Services. A file photo.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

Main industry: Software services

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $2,373 million

Rank: 9

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Tata Power has foreign assets worth $1,934 million.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters

Tata Power Company Ltd

Main industry: Generation and distribution of power

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $1,934 million

Rank: 10

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Mahindra & Mahindra is a manufacturer of automotive and farm equipment.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of automotive and farm equipment

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $1,881 million

Rank: 11

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Tata Chemicals is a manufacturer of chemicals and fertilisers. Image is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Tata Chemicals Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of chemicals and fertilisers

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $1,829 million

Rank: 12

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Infosys has foreign assets worth $1,637 million.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Infosys Technologies Ltd

Main industry: Software services

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $1,637 million

Rank: 13

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems, displays HCL "Mileap Y series" laptop in a file photo.
Photographs: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters

HCL Technologies Ltd

Main industry: Software services

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $1,486 million

Rank: 14

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Punj Lloyd is a diversified conglomerate.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Punj Lloyd Ltd

Main industry: Diversified conglomerate

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $1,266 million

Rank: 15

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: United Spirits is a manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
Photographs: Michaela Rehle/Reuters

United Spirits Ltd

Main industry: Manufacture of alcoholic beverages

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $1,192 million

Rank: 16

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Larsen & Toubro has foreign assets worth $1,168 million.
Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters

Larsen & Toubro Ltd

Main industry: Conglomerate with businesses in construction, engineering, IT and financial services

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $1,168 million

Rank: 17

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Tata Global Beverages has foreign assets worth $905 million.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters

Tata Global Beverages Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of tea and other beverages

Type of company: Private business group affiliate

Foreign assets: $905 million

Rank: 18

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Dr Reddy's Laboratories is a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals.
Photographs: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of pharmaceuticals

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $874 million

Rank: 19

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20 Indian companies that are most global

Image: Jubilant Life Sciences has foreign assets worth $662 million.
Photographs: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd

Main industry: Manufacturer of pharmaceuticals

Type of company: Private sector

Foreign assets: $662 million

Rank: 20