Roads Minister Kamal Nath has embarked on the world's most ambitious highway development plan. He will encounter several hair-pin bends on the way
It is tough being an Indian politician. A half-decent rapport with industry is viewed with suspicion unless you hasten to speak of inclusive growth. Jet-setting around the world trying to raise capital may be seen as personal extravaganza. Power breakfasts with Wall Street dealmakers or a nodding acquaintance with a World Bank official may well brand you as an exploitative capitalist. It takes a rare politician to do all this and yet retain his political ground.
The Exuberance
(This story appears in the 19 March, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)