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Cows, cars and courts: Indra Nooyi calls India 'chaotic' in comparison with China, but says it's like a drug, you get addicted

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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