It takes time to figure this complicated nation out, and lessons learnt from other parts of the world cannot be arbitrarily imported or imposed
When ignored at a party, a little trick that always works is to drop a random line or two on what you think of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the modern retail business. Without a doubt, ears perk up and practically everybody seems to have an opinion—at times considered, at others uninformed. It’s been that way for as long as most of us can remember and arriving at a consensus seemed a chimera.
(This story appears in the 26 October, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)