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<v ->I remember the first time a client of mine said:</v>

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I want to be a global champion.

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It made me think: That wasn't the vocabulary I was used to.

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But then it became real for me

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when on a flight out of Mumbai in 2012,

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the Frenchman sitting next to me

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mentioned he had been visiting Mumbai for a board meeting.

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I asked him which company. Turns out it was his head office.

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Over the past 30 years,

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I've had the privilege of engaging with hundreds of CEOs

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in boardrooms in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and beyond.

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And what strikes me most is not just how much has changed,

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but how fundamentally the leader's role has been reimagined.

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Thirty years ago, the Indian CEO's job

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was to build on already existing businesses.

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'Bold' was a word reserved for the select few.

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Today, it's to transform.

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Launching new businesses, driving global M&amp;A, going public,

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and competing on the world stage.

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And BCG has been fortunate to have a front row seat

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to this evolution, not just as advisors,

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but as thought partners at moments that mattered most.

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So what lies ahead?

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The CEOs I speak with today face a really complex world,

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what with geopolitical uncertainty,

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AI reshaping entire industries,

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and a generation that expects purpose alongside performance.

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The best CEOs will be those

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who combine bold vision with genuine agility,

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who can build great institutions, not just great businesses.

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That's the leadership India needs.

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And helping shape it, that has been our deepest privilege.

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