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India’s economy appears strong on the surface: high growth, low inflation, rising global interest and a confident narrative around the “India decade.” But is the optimism masking deeper structural risks? In this wide-ranging roundtable, leading voices from business, policy and economics examine what is really driving India’s growth and what could hold it back. In the latest edition of The Economic Times CEO roundtable ET’s Executive Editor Sruthijith KK talks to Priya Nair, CEO & MD, Hindustan Unilever, Uday Kotak, founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW Group, Lalit Keshre, Co-founder & CEO, Groww, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Lawyer, Debasish Mishra, Chief Growth Officer, Deloitte South Asia as they explores rising rural incomes, consumption shifts, entrepreneurship beyond metros and the promise of digital public infrastructure, while also confronting persistent challenges: weak private capex, underinvestment in R&D, judicial delays, export competitiveness and concentration risks across key sectors. 

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India&rsquo;s economy appears strong on the surface: high growth, low inflation, rising global interest and a confident narrative around the &ldquo;India decade.&rdquo; But is the optimism masking deeper structural risks? In this wide-ranging roundtable, leading voices from business, policy and economics examine what is really driving India&rsquo;s growth and what could hold it back. In the latest edition of The Economic Times CEO roundtable ET&rsquo;s Executive Editor Sruthijith KK talks to Priya Nair, CEO &amp; MD, Hindustan Unilever, Uday Kotak, founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW Group, Lalit Keshre, Co-founder &amp; CEO, Groww, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Lawyer, Debasish Mishra, Chief Growth Officer, Deloitte South Asia as they explores rising rural incomes, consumption shifts, entrepreneurship beyond metros and the promise of digital public infrastructure, while also confronting persistent challenges: weak private capex, underinvestment in R&amp;D, judicial delays, export competitiveness and concentration risks across key sectors.&nbsp;
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 You can follow Sruthijith K.K. on his social media: <a href="https://x.com/sruthijith">X</a> and <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/sruthijith">Linkedin </a>Check out other interesting episodes from the host like <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000738448473">ET in the Valley:&nbsp; Grant Lee, Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Gamma</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000737335976">ET in the Valley: Databricks Co-founder Patrick Wendell</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000736346116">ET in the Valley: Replit Founder and CEO Amjad Masad</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000735309153">ET in the Valley: ElevenLabs Co-Founder Mati Staniszewski</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777">much more</a>.
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