EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHT

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October 29, 2007

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India Faces The World
Special Global Forum Issue

•India at Work – From the coal mines of Jharia to the trading floors of
Mumbai, India’s 400 million workers are helping to build one of the
world’s fastest-growing economies. The men and women in this FORTUNE
portfolio portray a society on the move.

•India’s Global Reach – Once sheltered from foreign competition, Indian
companies are new building global empires—ramping up exports, making
overseas acquisitions, and attracting billions in foreign capital.

•Google Goes to India – Cricket, anyone? Indian returnees and California-style
perks—from free food to stock options—are incubating innovation.

•Manufacturing Takes Off – India is overcoming its reputation as an inefficient,
low-quality producer and learning to compete globally. Can it give China a run
for its money?

•Nissan’s Radical Chic – He’s known for quick fixes, but Carlos Ghosn
is staking the future on wild designs and hot technology.

Other Features:
Hollywood on Strike? – Talent and executives are fighting over payment
of digital residuals. But a rift inside the main actors’ union is the real issue.

The New South of the Border – Their dollar at par, Canadians are spending
big in the U.S.

Russia’s Business-School Battle – Russia’s two first deputy prime
ministers, front-runners to succeed Vladimir Putin as President, are also
in a contest for B-school supremacy.