India is a country of enormous ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity. Its landmass is roughly one-third the size of the United States, it has a population of over 1.1 billion, and it comprises 29 states and six Union Territories (under federal government rule). The states differ vastly in resources, culture, food habits, living standards, and languages. While vast disparities in income levels exist, particularly among the rural and urban populations, an estimated 250 to 300 million consumers are considered middle class and capable of purchasing imported products such as Washington apples. In the years following independence from the British, India […]