"If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them": Uday Kotak's Bold Advice on India - China Partnership

Should India look beyond the West and start partnering with China? Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, veteran banker and Kotak Mahindra Bank Founder Uday Kotak shared a bold masterplan for India's manufacturing sector. Highlighting the increasingly "transactional" approach of the United States, Kotak suggested that India must keep all its geopolitical and economic options open. His blunt advice for dealing with Chinese manufacturing dominance? "If you can't beat them, join them." Pointing to successful joint ventures like MG Motor (Shanghai Auto) and Haier, Kotak explained how Indian companies can leverage Chinese partnerships to boost the 'Make in India' initiative - replicating the exact same strategy China used with the US decades ago. Watch his candid take on India's future.