Jean-Christoph Babin recognised India’s luxury market potential long before most of his peers. Over the last 25 years, first as the global CEO of Tag Heuer and then Bulgari, he made a series of strategic moves that laid strong foundations for both brands in India — revealing his nuanced understanding of the region. In an…

India has the world’s third largest population of billionaires. Leading the pack are Mukesh Ambani and family with a net worth of $105.99 billion (INR 9.8 lakh crores) as of 2026. They are also the richest family in Asia. On the second spot are Gautam Adani and family with wealth exceeding $81.11 billion (INR 7.5…

An increasing number of international luxury brands are signing Indian celebrities as global ambassadors as they recognise the rising spending power of India’s growing affluent classes and the massive global Indian diaspora. Legacy houses like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bentley, Bvlgari and Cartier have appointed stars such as Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, to…