With 154,000 post offices, India has the biggest government postal service in the world.
Today’s business world has little patience, though, for slow-moving mail. DHL, the
(China is next, with 57,000.) Stamped letters and small packages go into these large bar-
global leader in international express mail, is booming in India, with over 30,000 com-
rels, to be picked up by the Indian Postal Service and distributed within Delhi and coun-
mercial customers and 250 vehicles.13 Private couriers like DHL extract a high price, how-
trywide. In rural areas, the post office also acts as a bank, offering financial services like
ever. It costs Rs 1,220 ($30 USD) to express mail a 170-gram (8 ounce) letter or package
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savings accounts.
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india in a time of globalization
from Delhi to New York City.
echoes
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