Microsoft, Google, IBM - and now Twitter: A prominent name has been added to the list of major technology companies headed by computer scientists from India.

Why is that actually?

Is the Indian education system particularly outstanding in this area?

Who will make it into a country that is still largely a developing country?

And who is Parag Agrawal, who is now following Twitter founder Jack Dorsey at the head of the short message service?

Alexander Armbruster

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Christoph Hein

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We talk about this in this episode with the FAZ correspondent Christoph Hein, who is stationed in Singapore.

It not only gives insights into the economic development of India, but also into cultural peculiarities, important networks, the enthusiasm for technology and the importance of the family.