A NEW BLUEPRINT FOR NATION-BUILDING

As India moves toward 2047, corporate leadership must embed purpose, equity and resilience into infrastructure, industry, and rural transformation

- By Kuldip Raina

INDIA IS NOT A COUNTRY waiting for takeoff; it’s already in flight. And building Viksit Bharat now calls for colour, character and clarity of vision. Clearly, the dialogue on nation-building is shifting from building physical foundations to making lasting, equitable contributions. And businesses like ours, that were once peripheral to the process, are now at the centre of transformation.

As India transitions from building to rebuilding, upgrading and future-proofing, the role of paint and coatings is no longer cosmetic; it’s deeply functional. It supports urban sustainability, enhances rural resilience, and safeguards national investments in infrastructure. This is how we contribute to the evolving blueprint of a modern, self-reliant Bharat — by adding colour, strength, purpose and progress to every surface we touch.

And yet, amidst this momentum, stands a convenient myth that contribution to nation-building is a natural spinoff of growth. Construct a factory, generate jobs, contribute taxes and the box is checked. In boardrooms and bureaucracies alike, nation-building is routinely boiled down to a ceremonial virtue, an elegant euphemism for the last slide of a keynote.