Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya changed the face of British manufacturing in the 1980s. He’s just what the Make in India programme needs—but doesn’t have.

Vimal Kedia started with zero experience and drove Manjushree Technopack to the top of south Asia’s packaging industry. Now he wants the freedom to take bigger risks.

Debjani Ghosh, vice president, sales and marketing group, and managing director, South Asia, Intel, reflects on the zeitgeist in Indian tech.

Katsushi Inoue of Honda looks at “premium” not merely as a car category. Make it the watchword for quality and efficiency, he says.

French Caldwell, who consults on managing risks and compliance, says technological shifts and changes in the world order are redefining the rules of the game.

He is hard at work pushing Ola, India’s third most valuable tech startup, beyond its flagship cab business. If he succeeds, he could end up creating India’s first mobile conglomerate. If not, this could be a cautionary tale for our gung-ho startups.