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  FLASHBACK 2003: GLOBAL GIANT OR PYGMY
February 28 - March 2, 2003, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi


After the tremendous success of the inaugural India Today Conclave in January 2002 that mapped the strategic, geopolitical and economic future of India in relation to the world, South Asia's most influential and most read newsweekly hosted the second Conclave ‘India Tomorrow 2003: Global Giant or Pygmy?’ between February 28 and March 2, 2003.
This Conclave explored the potential of India in relation to its performance in the arena of geopolitics and diplomacy, global access for business, market performance and governance. As before, national and international leaders of government, business and policy formed a peerless panel of speakers. And leaders of government and business, analysts and representatives of think tanks from India and around the world were at this select gathering.
The India Today Conclave offered a unique opportunity for interaction at the highest levels of decision-making.

 
 

Speakers 2003
  • William Jefferson Clinton,
42nd President of the United States of America
  • APJ Abdul Kalam,
The President of India
  • Ranil Wickremesinghe,
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
  • Pramod Mahajan,
Minister for Disinvestments and North-East Development
  • Alvin Toffler
Renowned futurist and author
  • Rajat Gupta,
Managing Director, McKinsey & Company
  • P. Chidambaram,
Former Minister for Finance, India
  • Arun Jaitley,
General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Shekhar Kapur,
Film Director/ Producer
  • Aamir Khan,
Actor
  • Kenneth Courtis,
Vice Chairman-Asia, Goldman Sachs
  • Narendra Modi ,
Chief Minister of Gujarat
  • S.M. Krishna,
Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • Imran Khan,
President, Tehrik-e-Insaaf, Pakistan
  • Omar Abdullah,
President, National Conference
  • Manvinder Singh Banga,
Chairman, Hindustan Lever
  • T.N. Srinivasan ,
University Professor, Yale University