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What's next for Tata Group: An interview with its chairman

• In this interview, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata discusses the strategies of India's huge steel-to- software conglomerate, his vision of India as a global knowledge center, and the trade-offs between business success and social responsibility.
• Rather than aspiring to be truly global, Tata Group seeks to expand in countries where it can achieve "a meaningful presence."
• At home Tata Group wants to pioneer new products, including a $2,200 "people's car," for India's emerging mass market.
• Tata, who is also the chairman of India's investment commission, explains why improving the infrastructure of his country is essential to retaining its best people and persuading those who have left to return.