At our recent discussion, leaders showed how India is moving beyond execution to shaping global strategy across GCCs, auto engineering, and semiconductors:
C.V. Raman, Member, Executive Committee & Former CTO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited – Explained that auto R&D today demands concurrent engineering and deep collaboration across OEMs, Tier-1s, startups, and even semiconductor players. COVID accelerated India’s direct role in semiconductors and raw material strategy, proving the ecosystem is now co-developing technology, not just localizing it.
Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India – Highlighted that India holds 20% of the world’s chip design talent, with 80% of teams here driving global R&D. With electronics manufacturing scaling, India is poised to become a full-stack semiconductor hub — spanning design, fab, and assembly.
Pravin Goel, MD & AI Lead for India, BlackRock – Shared that GCC leadership is built “slowly, then quickly.” What started as low-value work transformed through automation and innovation, proving capability by demonstration, not PPTs. India now leads in frontier areas like AI and climate risk tech, where lack of legacy gives Indian teams room to set global benchmarks.
Praveen Kumar, CEO, BGSC India – Emphasized that trust comes from proof points and execution discipline. With an average employee age of 29, India’s GCCs gain from a young workforce with a natural bias for learning, automation, and innovation.
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