Bangalore, India

The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city. Bangalore, which is known as the 'Silicon Valley' of India, is the country’s information technology (IT) hub. More than 200 software companies are headquartered in the city, including Infosys and Wipro, India's second and third largest software companies. Many giant manufacturing industries such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bharat Electronics Limited and Hindustan Machine Tools have their headquartes in Bangalore. Telecommunications and defense companies are also in abundance. Truly one of India's major economic hubs, Bangalore was rated as the 'Best Place to do Business' in the world by CNN.