Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future
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http://www.ted.com Nandan Nilekani, visionary CEO of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of... Read more
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- -: Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future
May 14, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Nandan Nilekani, visionary CEO of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the w...
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Nandan Nilekani: Ideas for India's Future
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)In this talk, visionary Nandan Nilekani tells us about his ideas for India's future. He categorizes these ideas and explains each one. He states that we should also be concerned for India's future as this will have an impact on our own and the world's future.
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