India Inc.

Rishi Agarwal built ABG Shipyard into one of India’s biggest private shipbuilders, but a debt-fuelled expansion ended in collapse, liquidation and allegations of a ₹22,842-crore fraud.

Post-pandemic digital adoption and regional expansion have driven a record surge in new business incorporations across India. However, long-term success will hinge on reviving manufacturing momentum and ensuring enterprise survival beyond registration.

From a tiny balloon unit in Chennai to India's largest tyre maker, KM Mammen Mappillai built MRF through engineering, discipline and an unwavering belief in Indian manufacturing.

Long before executive search became a billion-dollar business, Bish Agrawal bet on an industry India didn't know it needed—and built the country's first professional leadership hiring firm.

Board members, once happy to nod along with management, have been lurched into responsibility for corporate governance. But leadership isn’t a zero-sum game. True board oversight doesn’t threaten CEOs. Every risk-return strategy needs the guidance of independent minds.

Long before startups, venture capital or pitch decks, Hemendra Mohan Bose built businesses across perfumes, records, automobiles, bicycles and printing, driven by technology, branding and Swadeshi.

Healthy profits are no longer translating into factories and machinery. Instead, companies are committing capital towards inorganic and overseas expansions as weak domestic demand, spare capacity and global uncertainty delay India's next private investment cycle.

David Yule built British India's largest managing agency empire, controlling dozens of companies with tiny shareholdings. His business model vanished, but its legacy still survives in India.

Fresh project proposals rose to ₹14.5 trillion in the June quarter. This impressive aggregate masks a glaring asymmetry as just two sectors—nuclear power and data centres—account for nearly three-fourths of all investment announcements during the quarter.

Ardeshir Dalal's most enduring intervention is the one least associated with his name.