Introduction: India's Economic Shift

India enters this year as one of the fastest‑growing major economies, combining steady growth with important shifts in how businesses operate. Real GDP growth is estimated at about 6.4–6.5% for 2024–25, with an even stronger 8.2% expansion in the September 2025 quarter, while inflation has eased to around 3%, creating a more stable backdrop for investment and planning.

Beneath these headline numbers, the real story is happening inside mid‑size companies that are modernizing how they are structured, how they use technology, and how they run their daily operations. Manufacturing and related sectors are expected to grow strongly over the coming decade, especially as India pushes towards a larger share of GDP from industry and builds deeper digital infrastructure.

In this context, Beyond Basics focuses on practical questions: how to align structure with strategy, how to use AI and automation to reduce manual work, and how to give leaders live visibility across their businesses so they can make better decisions, faster.