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Anybody who met Tata came away with a story about his humanity, warmth, and dreams for India, writes N Chandrasekaran

Ratan Tata was a reflection of compassionate capitalism. Like other gems of the Tata brand, he didn't require any parliamentary legislation to fulfill his social responsibilities

India's consumer market represents a long-term structural opportunity, driven by population, a growing middle class, rapid urbanisation, increasing disposable incomes and raising aspirations, Tata Consumer Products Ltd Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Thursday. The Tata group's FMCG arm is well positioned to capitalise on the significant opportunity, he said, while addressing the annual general meeting (AGM) of TCPL. Chandrasekaran said the India economy has been growing "very strongly" and the current momentum continues to be high. India is likely to maintain similar growth momentum in the coming years, he said, adding that the global economic landscape has been rather volatile with the geopolitics reshaping supply chains, energy security, and overall resilience. The baseline forecast for the world economy is to continue to grow over 3 per cent during 2024 and 2025. However, "India has been growing very strongly with the economic growth rate of 8.2 per cent for the fiscal 2023-2

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The complexity of global governance will reach new heights in 2024, and there should be preparedness for more disruption and volatility, according to Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran. In his New Year message to employees of the Tata Group, Chandrasekaran identified three priorities -- execution, customer satisfaction and technology -- for the group as it moves forward with its transformation journey in the next year, asserting the next decade will belong to companies who excel in giving customers excellent experiences. He described 2023 as "a tumultuous year", when the world faced an array of destabilising trends, from escalating geopolitical tensions to the mass adoption of generative AI (artificial intelligence) to the ever-accelerating push toward sustainability. "Some of these trends have been welcome; others much less so. But all of them have made the rules and processes governing our world trickier to navigate and all of them have added to the pressure to adapt," ...

He complimented Tata Group in general and Tata Steel in particular for raising to the occasion in 'multiple fronts' during the global lockdown

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