Former PepsiCo boss Indra Nooyi has stirred up a fresh round of online discussion after calling India a "chaotic country" during a public conversation with ex-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, where she compared the everyday experience of travelling in India to that of visiting China. Speaking at a Hoover Institution panel, the 70-year-old business veteran said India's disorder is not a flaw but its charm, comparing the pull of the country to an addictive habit. Her remarks, made while explaining why India's rise as a global power looks messier than China's, have since been widely shared and debated on social media.
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The exchange began with Rice asking Nooyi how she would nudge American students and tourists to pick India over China for travel, pointing out that Western visitors tend to flock to China far more readily.
Nooyi, who grew up in Chennai before climbing to the top of corporate America, said the two countries demand completely different mindsets from a first-time visitor.
