Overview

• Anand Mahindra warned that geopolitical shifts risk upending trade, likening the current turbulence to a Samudra Manthan before a new order emerges
• Anish Shah said India’s infrastructure along with its young workforce provides an unprecedented opportunity to lead manufacturing growth under favourable policies
• The group achieved 14% revenue growth in FY25 with a 20% rise in profit after tax; gains came from auto, farm sectors; expansion into renewable energy; strengthened tech services
• Executives urged firms to boost R&D along with private investment to secure growth in defence; digital infrastructure; renewable energy; electric vehicles
• They said restrictions on China plus high tariffs elsewhere create openings for Indian goods; success depends on rapid diversification to rival hubs such as Vietnam; the Philippines