NITI Aayog CEO Inspires Bombay Chamber at 189th AGM; Rajiv Anand Elected President

B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO of NITI Aayog, delivered a keynote at the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 189th Annual General Meeting, urging Mumbai to emerge as a global economic powerhouse through MSME support, innovation, and frontier technologies like AI and biotech.

Rajiv Anand, MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank, assumed the presidency from Pinky Mehta, with Sudhanshu Vats of Pidilite Industries as Senior Vice President. Anand outlined his 2025-26 vision—”Shaping the Future: Innovation, Inclusion, Impact”—focusing on sustainable growth, a new Centre for Emerging Technologies, human capital via women and youth programs, public-private partnerships, and Chamber modernization.

Subrahmanyam praised India’s post-1947 transformation toward third-largest economy status by 2027, calling on the Chamber to engage the government for Mumbai’s economic plan emphasizing sustainability and talent leverage in finance and industry hubs critical to trade logistics.

The AGM reinforced the 189-year-old Chamber’s role in policy advocacy, relevant for maritime stakeholders amid Mumbai’s proximity to key ports like JNPT and its supply chain influence. Anand aims to position it as a solutions platform for inclusive business leadership.