India's economy continues to grow and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, with burgeoning commerce with the United States, and new trade agreements being negotiated and concluded. But geopolitical competition, technological transformations, and the broader business climate continue to present challenges. In this backdrop, ORF America hosted a group of leading Indian business representatives, along with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), for a private roundtable discussion.
This informal discussion was held under the Chatham House rule and covered topics such as the state of India's economy, trade policy, regulatory considerations, and India's integration into global value chains. The discussion was attended by corporate leaders, think tank scholars and members of the media.
Participants discussed opportunities and challenges confronting the digital economy, real estate, financial markets, the startup ecosystem, supply chains, commodities, and manufacturing. The discussion also revolved around key policy developments like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes and the National Logistics Policy aimed at enhancing India’s competitiveness.
Participants included:
Lakshmanan Chidambaram, President, Mahindra USA
Rajan Mittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises.
Harsh Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group.
Subhrakant Panda, Managing Director, Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd.
Sunil Sanghai, Chief Executive Officer, NovaaOne Capital Pvt Ltd.
Adhil Shetty, Chief Executive Officer, BankBazaar.com.
Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, ORF America.
