Cultural Differences Between India And United States

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Two of the largest democracies in the world with the most distinct societies are the United States and India. Cultural differences emerge when doing business abroad or when managing globally. The complexity in cultural distinctions can bring a myriad of opportunities and concerns to both nations, therefore, it’s important for both cultures to show empathy to have a successful business relationship. We begin by exploring the demographics and structure of the political and legal systems, which is substantially different and requires understanding of the legal particularities of each country. Subsequently, we investigate the religious views and cross cultural differences and challenges, besides being secular democracies, both countries have deep

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