About this issue
Obama’s visit to India as the chief guest for our Republic Day parade hogged most of the headlines during the month. The two countries signed several pacts, and of most importance to the security industry is the development of the smart cities of Allahabad, Ajmer and Vishakhapatnam which will be done with the help of the United States Trade and Development Agency. There are other countries that are eyeing the ‘smart city’ pie and notable among them is the ongoing discussion between Spain and India for developing Delhi into a smart city. Many argue that achieving the goal of developing 100 smart cities in India will require a lot more than just the right technologies. Indian cities lack the basic governance and physical infrastructure, and until these are in place, it would merely be a smart city in name and not in effect.
About IndiaSafe
IndiaSAFE is a niche monthly magazine on Security and Fire Safety (130 pages) and is the leading magazine in its genre in India. In December 2012, IndiaSAFE published its 100th issue and completed 9th year of publication in August 2013. IndiaSAFE is distributed through free and controlled circulation to large segments of Industry, MNCs, Embassies, Hotels, Airlines, Key Ministries, Police, State Forensic Departments, Armed Forces, Distributors, Installers, System Integrators, Dealers, Security Consultants, Architects, Builders, etc. In addition to exhibiting/ visiting exhibitions and conferences/ seminars in India, IndiaSAFE regularly participates in international events like the ASIS Asia-Pac and ASIS Europe Conferences, ASIS Exhibits (USA), GSA (Singapore), IFSEC (Birmingham), ISC West (USA), SecuTech (Taipei), CPSE (Shenzhen), SECON Korea (Seoul), Security China (Beijing), TAITRONICS (Taipei), Homeland Security Expo (Singapore), etc. IndiaSAFE has been a sponsor of the Awards Night at IFSEC UK for the past five years and is currently IFSEC’s global media partner. IndiaSAFE is the first magazine in the world to be sold in retail and is currently available at more than 700 retail outlets throughout the country. Our content is also syndicated to India’s leading newspaper, the Hindustan Times.