Can corporate India build global brands?

I have absolutely no doubt in the ability of Indian brands acquring a global footprint. Tatas and many others have already demostrated that it is possible. However, few important factors need to be considered before embarking on this journey: strength and maturity of a company's core team on cross cultural issues, understanding of the complex market behaviours - both of the customers as well as its future trade partners. I agree that for many companies M&A is an obvious and faster route to gain a foothold in the new markets. Since, entering new markets call for retaining and nurturing the local talent or those who have made the inroads into the local markets, the team handling the post M & A acquires a great deal of significance in talent retention. Last but not the least, our Indian companies need to build a strong financial base to address the unforeseen challenges that may crop up along the way. I'd like to cite the example of the Tata-JLR acquisition again here. Even the company factored most of the scenarios while considering the buyout, their worst case scenario would not have factored in a recession and its impact on the company. One of the positive outcomes from our liberalised economic policies is of a top managerial workforce, who have gained invaluable expertise and exposure working across geos  with diverse customers meeting and managing their demands. If we can tap into this talent pool and challenge them enough to sustain a long term vision - the days are not far when Indian brands would be brushing shoulders with the likes of Colgate Palmolives and Microsoft Windows.