India's FTA surge and the implications for New Zealand

Romal Shetty, pictured, says India's prime minister Narendra Modi is attentive and focused. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)

Dileepa Fonseka

Thu, 28 Mar 2024

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is known for leaning on Western consultancies for policy advice, and Deloitte South Asia chief executive Romal Shetty is one of those people who has been in the room with him. Modi has been known to call the heads of white-collar Western consultancies in for a discussion about their work in the middle of the night. Shetty doesn’t comment on whether he has had such a late-night call but describes Modi as “attentive” in meetings he has had with him.“I think he’s extremely focu...

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