India is overcoming its reputation as an inefficient, low-quality producer and learning how to compete globally. Can it give China a run for the money? Photographs by Antonin Kratochvil/VII for Fortune. | |  | 6 of 12 | Bharat Forge, Pune  The factory floor
| India is overcoming its reputation as an inefficient, low-quality producer and learning how to compete globally. Can it give China a run for the money? ( more) Once sheltered from overseas competition, Indian companies are now building empires - ramping up exports, making acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe, and attracting billions in foreign capital. ( more) Cricket, anyone? Indian returnees and California-style perks - from free food to stock options - are incubating innovation. ( more) |