At India Strategy Conference experts deliberate on ways to position India as a global leader thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The power-packed jury headed by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran picked external affairs minister S Jaishankar as Reformer of the Year for his stellar efforts in defending and furthering Indias economic and trade interests amid a geopolitical minefield.
During a deep dive on what comprises conflict in a jury - in this case, Chandra recusing himself during the discussion and voting of the Business Leader of the Year since one contender (and ultimate winner) was Titan managing director CK Venkataraman - the ever-wisecracking Uday Kotak, founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank, wondered whether the chairman should recuse himself from every vote and discussion since he "pretty much knew details about everyone in industry".
Key question is whos going to win, Arthur Burns or Paul Volcker. Which way is inflation going to go? Deep at night you feel inflation is coming down. in the morning . it feels like its going up, says Uday Kotak at ET CEO Roundtable. While Nitin Kamath said If you want the markets to truly expand and the customers to be truly sticking around for long periods, we need to find ways to enable the advisory network in this country.
Indias robust policy framework, digital public infrastructure and the abundance of talent could make it the countrys decade on the global economic stage, business leaders said.