Forbes India released a special report "India and the World"

The Forbes India-ICRIER joint report examines the top foreign policy imperatives for India in the next decade. This report brings forth a grand strategy for India's foreign policy. The special report covers some key areas where a robust foreign policy can help India seize the moment.

The report envisages a long shot view of how each of these issues will unfold and how India needs to play the game. This Special Report is useful for any senior business leader or policy maker who seeks an understanding of the geopolitics and the international affairs and how they tie with India's national interests.

Summaries of the other key stories

War, Love and Now What?

Two towering personalities debate whether India and China can come together as strategic collaborators or will the rivalry between them only get more intense? Network 18 founder Raghav Bahl and MIT's Yasheng Huang present their views on this issue.

The Explorer

When Ashok Sinha took charge as its chief in 2005, Bharat Petroleum Corporation was at a crossroads. It had little freedom in selling its products at market prices. With the government showing no inclination to free petrol and diesel from price control, BPCL had to find alternative streams of revenue. Its attempt to explore for oil and gas in India proved frustrating. Then, Sinha made a daring attempt to take BPCL global. Sinha's early strides, especially in Brazil and Mozambique, have opened a new chapter in exploration for this refiner.

Not Too Big to Digest

Almost a year after Havells India acquired Sylvania, a company 1.5 times bigger than itself; it looked like Havells would lose all. The global economic crisis was in full swing; Sylvania was running up huge operational losses; banks wanted their money back. But things are different now. Havells' restructuring plan for Sylvania is bearing fruit and the company is now ready to move to the next stage.

Quotable quotes from the special report

"For India, national security is a part of economic growth."

Brajesh Mishra, former national security advisor

"We had a head start over China in Africa because of historical ties with many countries there. But now China has overtaken us because they are the only ones who are making the roads, not us."

Manoj Pant, Centre for International Trade, JNU, Delhi