VELIZY (FRANCE): Global technology major Thales expects the total strength of its India operations and related ecosystem to double to 3,000 people in next 2-3 years as it bets big on the country.The French multinational company is involved in various sectors, including aerospace, transport, defence and security markets. "It is an ambition that we have to make it happen and clearly it demonstrates that we do believe in India. In terms of market, also in terms of level of education and engineers in India, it is really good definitely India ticks the boxes on all of those," he added.Thales' India footprint includes its operations, various joint ventures and ecosystem as well as Gemalto and Guavus (companies acquired by Thales). "PM Modi has put forward important reforms and vision to accelerate the level of technology mastered by India. Other big trends include movement to cloud-based services and advent of technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), he said.

Source: Economic Times April 15, 2018 12:11 UTC