Prateek Shukla, leader of Supply Chain Strategy at NTT Data India, shares his insights on navigating supply chain transformation, tackling industry challenges, leveraging AI, and building resilient, future-ready supply chains in India and beyond.
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India’s logistics and industrial real estate sector recorded strong growth in H1 2025, with gross leasing rising 21.6% YoY to 30.7 MSF, 12.1% higher than H2 2024, per Cushman & Wakefield.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched integrated logistics initiatives in eight cities to reduce business transaction costs and strengthen supply chains.
India and New Zealand concluded several chapters of their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) during the third round of talks, held from Monday to Friday, with significant progress in other areas.
India’s net-zero supply chain ambitions took center stage at the 12th Global Supply Chain Summit in Mumbai, attended by 250+ industry leaders and policymakers.
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