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Anand Mahindra

Chairman, Mahindra

Search every verified Anand Mahindra interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Anand Mahindra presided over Mahindra University's fifth annual convocation on September 30, 2026, where 1,309 graduates received degrees and 29 students earned gold medals. In his address, he told graduates that their greatest power is their humanity, arguing that qualities such as ethics, humility, compassion, curiosity, and moral purpose are things only humans can provide. He stated that a degree is evidence of an ability to continue learning rather than proof of what has been learned, and he encouraged graduates to focus on curiosity, critical thinking, integrity, collaboration, and creativity as competitive advantages over AI. At Mahindra Group's 80th Annual General Meeting on August 5, 2026, Mahindra told shareholders that India has held its own in an unpredictable world, citing the country's scale, internal market, talent, political stability, and strategic flexibility as reasons it is increasingly seen as a credible global partner. He noted that approximately a quarter of all iPhones are now manufactured in India and highlighted that patents granted to the company grew from 56 to over 1,300 in the last decade, alongside a planned 15,000 crore investment in Nagpur over 10 years. He described the current moment as one calling for "attack mode," which he defined as strategic acceleration backed by preparation and capability rather than reckless speed, and said the question for India is no longer whether it will rise but how fully it will convert this moment into enduring advantage.

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“We have announced one of the largest prospective investments in our history. 15,000 crores over 10 years in Nagpur. That's a very strong statement of confidence in our future.”

“The global economy is moving from old style globalization to more selective partnerships. Supply chains are being reconfigured. Countries are looking for scale, stability, manufacturing capability, talent and trust. And India is increasingly being seen as a credible answer. It has scale. It has a large internal market. It has talent. It has political stability and it has the strategic flexibility to work across divid”

“The global economy is moving from old style globalization to more selective partnerships. Supply chains are being reconfigured. Countries are looking for scale, stability, manufacturing capability, talent and trust. And India is increasingly being seen as a credible answer.”

“The global economy is moving from old style globalization to more selective partnerships. Supply chains are being reconfigured. Countries are looking for scale, stability, manufacturing capability, talent and trust. And India is increasingly being seen as a credible answer. It has scale. It has a large internal market. It has talent. It has political stability and it has the strategic flexibility to work across divid”

“The global economy is moving from old style globalization to more selective partnerships. Supply chains are being reconfigured. Countries are looking for scale, stability, manufacturing capability, talent and trust. And India is increasingly being seen as a credible answer. It has scale. It has a large internal market. It has talent. It has political stability and it has the strategic flexibility to work across divid”

“The global economy is moving from old style globalization to more selective partnerships. Supply chains are being reconfigured. Countries are looking for scale, stability, manufacturing capability, talent and trust. And India is increasingly being seen as a credible answer.”

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