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Indian Correspondent
Anand Kumar Sethi


Anand Sethi, an alumnus of the world famous Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, is Managing Director of SMS Associates Pvt. Ltd., India's leading representative company serving India's electronics manufacturing establishment.

He has almost four decades of active involvement in the electronics sector in India and in many parts of the world with expertise covering the gamut of EMS, SMT, Semiconductor, Photovoltaic, Hybrid Circuits sectors.

He has been associated with many leading Indian Corporate entities as also with several Central and State Government organisations, and is considered a pioneer in bringing many high technology activities and ventures to India, including such pioneering activities as India's first International Expositions on Electronics, Telecommunications, Biotechnology and Aviation / Aerospace (India's famed Air Show in Bangalore owes its start to Anand Sethi).

Anand is also a frequent writer for Indian and International technical and economic publications.
Recent articles by Anand Kumar Sethi;

Electronics, energy conservation and the hypocrisy of ‘sustainability  (09 June 2008)
Anand Sethi found the latest ‘sustainable’ conference enlightening, but not sustainable...FULL STORY

UK electronics – a fallen or sleeping giant?  (15 April 2008)
Did Britain really do all that? Anand Sethi takes an outsider’s view of the UK’s electronics industry – and asks why it is not living up to its past reputation as a global innovator....FULL STORY

Hello Sunshine  (04 February 2008)
Having spent a week in permanent darkness, Anand Sethi has seen the light regarding solar energy. But which technology will win the race to provide a manufacturable solution?...FULL STORY

Carbon costs of trade shows  (10 December 2007)
Electronics is a global industry and communications within it is vitally important. But, as Anand Sethi points out in his column this month, are we communicating in a responsible way?...FULL STORY

‘Made in China’ conundrum  (23 October 2007)
Anand Sethi believes that the reputation of Chinese manufacturers is still poor in India, and that they must pay more attention to quality if this is to change....FULL STORY

India and E-Waste  (23 August 2007)
With the rapid growth of the electronics and IT sectors in India, the issue of ‘e-waste’ is now becoming a major problem. This is exacerbated by the liberalised import of huge amounts of IT related equipment to cater for the needs of the booming software exports and knowledge processing outsourcing businesses....FULL STORY

India in the news  (23 July 2007)
Indian correspondent Anand K. Sethi takes a look at two recent developments affecting India at the moment. ...FULL STORY

EMS in India  (18 June 2007)
India’s EMS market is forecast to grow at an astonishing five times the global average. Anand Sethi reports on the reasons for this success. ...FULL STORY

The 'Chip' Business  (25 May 2007)
Anand K. Sethi, India Correspondent examines how for some years now, there has been a growing demand and pressure on the Government of India to provide adequate incentives to help establish world class chip fabrication units ('fabs') in the country...FULL STORY