During three weeks from December 2005 to January 2006, 40 Columbia Business School students, faculty members and staff met with business, community and political leaders throughout India. As India is one of the top-two fastest-growing economies in the world, the country’s growth—how to maintain, encourage and, in some ways, control it—was the predominant topic. During discussions with leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the executive director of Reliance Industries, a clear challenge emerged: in order for India to maintain its rapid pace of growth, it needs not only to develop its physical infrastructure but also to further develop its world-renowned human-capital infrastructure.