Sunil Mittal is Fortune's Asia bizman of year

Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal has been adjudged Asia's Businessman of the Year by prestigious US magazine Fortune for steering his telecom business in the world's fastest growing wireless market.

In a lead article in its latest issue, Fortune said after establishing Bharti Airtel as the country's number one mobile service provider, Mittal is now forging his "most audacious" foreign partnership yet.

"In November, he announced that Bharti will team with Wal-Mart to transform India's under-developed retail market," the report said.