Interpreting India

Discussing India's Promise and Struggles with Naushad Forbes

Episode Summary

In this episode, Naushad Forbes joins Suyash Rai to discuss his recently published book, 'The Struggle and the Promise: Restoring India’s Potential'. The book, written by Naushad Forbes, is a wide-ranging exploration of India’s developmental potential, and the challenges that could impede the realization of that potential.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Naushad Forbes joins Suyash Rai to discuss his recently published book, 'The Struggle and the Promise: Restoring India’s Potential'. The book, written by Naushad Forbes, is a wide-ranging exploration of India’s developmental potential, and the challenges that could impede the realization of that potential.

Naushad Forbes is the co-chairman of Forbes Marshall, India's leading Steam Engineering and Control Instrumentation firm. He chairs the Steam Engineering Companies within the group. He is chairman, Ananta Aspen Centre and was president of CII for 2016-17. He was an occasional lecturer and consulting professor at Stanford University from 1987 to 2004 where he developed courses on Technology in Newly Industrializing Countries. He is on the board of several educational institutions and public companies. Naushad has long been an active member of CII and has at various times chaired the National Committees on Higher Education, Innovation, Technology, and International Business.

Suyash Rai is deputy director and fellow at the political economy program at Carnegie India.