Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. 1947 and after. 3. The name : changes and timings. 4. Falling apart, coming together. 5. A new vision. 6. David and Goliath. 7. The Prime Minister’s office. 8. The basics: solving problems. 9. A permanent home. 10. Crossing frontiers. 11. Ideators and initiators. 12. Building a grassroots network. 13. Connecting with corporates. 14. Tentacles of an octopus. 15. Trauma of change: protection to competition. 16. The conflict within. 17. Connecting to the world. 18. Strategic dialogue. 19. Labour and management: a fragile thread. 20. The world of politics. 21. Life Imprisonment. 22. CII, FICCI, assocham. 23. The centenary: a new commitment. 24. Tough times return but miracles happen. 25. MNCs in the room. 26. Revisiting, restructuring, renewing. 27. Engaging the family and changing family businesses. 28. Leadership: the next generation. 29. Some extraordinary institution builders. 30. A social development agenda. 31. The reaching out strategy. 32. Partnering the media. 33. Succession. 34. Inside corporate. 35. Disappointments. 36. Business and society: where is trust. 37. End of the road: the unfinished agenda. 38. The 24×7 staff team. Appendices. Index.