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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

India 2016: An idea whose time has come

In this special issue, India's finest minds share their views on what 2016 could hold for the country

5/20 rule is holding back Indian aviation, says Vistara CEO

The airline, a JV between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, completes a year of operations on January 9. While upbeat about growth, its CEO Phee Teik Yeoh strikes a cautionary note over the country's flying policy

Marc Benioff's figurine-filled corner office

Thoughts on New Year parties and resolutions

Bengaluru: Climbing up the innovation ladder

With a vibrant startup culture and robust venture capital funding, the Garden City is on the cusp of becoming a global innovation hub. It only needs some big institutes and an efficient mentor ecosystem in place

Silent Night: Christmas for refugees in Berlin

Though now safely ensconced in Berlin's bright lights and Christmas carols, Syrian refugees speak wistfully of their homes and lives left behind, possibly forever

Rhythm House: Tracking the journey of Mumbai's cultural icon

As Rhythm House becomes the latest cultural icon to fall by the wayside, the chairman of Mumbai's musical cornerstone shares his 45-year-old journey with the store

2016, like 2015, won't be horrid: Cyrus Broacha

But, the writer wants to know, is there a specific timeframe for 'Achhe Din' or will it be an indefinite wait?

Expect an enabled bureaucracy and quicker decisions in 2016: Anil Swarup

Change does take time to gather momentum because of the huge inertia, but new ideas are already taking shape and that can only be good news for India

India's on the road to best-in-class: Shashi Tharoor

India is the country that looks best placed to provide the next engine for the world economy

The seeds of structural changes will bear fruit: Ashok Wadhwa

The Modi-led government has opted to administer three structural resets which, by definition, may entail short-term pain for long-term gain, and 2016 is likely to ring in the latter

The stars are aligning for startups: Kris Gopalakrishnan

A combination of factors—like government will, growing spirit of enterprise, expanding talent pool, investor support—will ensure the rise and rise of startups and innovation

Luxury auto industry can build on a strong 2015: Roland S Folger

India's burgeoning middle-class with their growing affluence and spending power portends well for the strong growth of the luxury car industry, and the economy as a whole

Retail (and consumers) will be king: Kabir Lumba

Going omni-channel will be the key as both brick-and-mortar and ecommerce businesses venture beyond their comfort zones to offer consumers an enhanced experience

Indians have the potential to reshape every industry: Vishal Sikka

Indians have the potential to reshape every industry; but in order for us to lead the next industrial revolution, we also must embrace our own creative confidence

Favourable factors to boost FMCG sector: RS Agarwal

The coming year brings hope of sales growth for FMCG companies for more than one reason

It's time to wage war against diseases: Preetha Reddy

Combating non-communicable diseases, providing universal access to quality health care and reversing the brain drain of medical professionals deserve top priority in the health sector

India's auto sector is today's promise, tomorrow's pride: Pawan Goenka

The definition of an automobile is undergoing a sea change with next generation mobility solutions. Automakers must take a long-term view of their investments

Realty sector to stay on solid ground: Jitu Virwani

It's future positive for the realty industry with the expectation of improvement in regulations, buyer sentiment and, of course, the burgeoning demand from the IT/ITeS sector

It's a marathon, not a sprint: Uday Kotak

Optimism continues to fuel the Indian economy as it takes one measured step at a time, often ahead of the rest of the world

India is on the right track: Mark Mobius

The euphoric hope that reforms will be implemented overnight has given way to more pragmatic realism. But irrespective of whether Modi moves things slowly or quickly, India is moving in the right direction

The car industry is poised to accelerate: RC Bhargava

Transparency, reforms like GST, interest rate cuts and overall economic growth can rev up the car industry's prospects in the new year

Mobile connectivity to ensure inclusive growth: Sunil Sood

Telecom will build key infrastructure for PM's vision of a Digital India and adequacy of spectrum will be crucial to its success

Ten big ideas to change the world

What happens when you put 150 altruistic billionaires, legendary entrepreneurs and Nobel Prize-worthy gamechangers in one room for a day to talk about ways to give smart and better? Some disruptive ideas regarding philanthropy

Melinda Gates: The first woman of women

Melinda Gates is exerting her influence over the richest charitable foundation in history. In doing so, she's quickly become the most powerful advocate for women and girls in the world