Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekaniis an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP. He is a member of Indian National Congress but not active in politics as of 2015...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 June 1955
CountryIndia
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This year India has been very active in promoting its brand and image internationally and Hanover is one of the highlights. People need to see the new India.
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Expatriates are returning because India is hot. There is an increasing feeling that significant action in the technology industry is moving to India.
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We're going to showcase the arrival of the global Indian entrepreneur.
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Indian higher education is completely regulated. It's very difficult to start a private university. It's very difficult for a foreign university to come to India. As a result of that, our higher education is simply not keeping pace with India's demands. That is leading to a lot of problems which we need to address.
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My transactions are above board: I do not have money deposited in other accounts and have transparently declared all assets. My real wealth is, however, my experience as cofounder of Infosys and as Aadhar Chairman, which gave away 60,000 crore identity cards to people of India as promised.
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All our ducks are lined up in a row now. India will achieve 8% growth this year as a democracy. Democracy allows free speech, which breeds creativity. Creativity creates a culture that's popular and inclusive.
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This deal is a tipping point for Indian IT, ... It shows Indian IT companies are on a level footing with larger global competitors.
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In all our messages, including our briefs to the Indian delegates, we sent a clear message that this is not India versus China.
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I think politics is the biggest lever of change in India.
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It took us the whole of fiscal 2004 to reach a revenue of $1bn. We reached the same level in the first six months of this year.