NDTV Profit Ignite 2026 Live Updates: "Structurally Positive On India In The Long Term," Says BlackRock's Ben Powell

Highlighting biggest challenge for the country, Powell said, "Can India mobilise its savings to power its own growth story."

Speaking on Indian market, Ben Powell, CFA, Chief Investment Strategist for Middle East/APAC, BlackRock Investment Institute said, he is "structurally positive on India in the long term."

Speaking on her role at her venture, Tamannaah said, "I think I am the creative director in Tamannaah Fine Jewelry. I am the one who decides what pin goes into the store and what prick goes into the store? I am my own intern. I do all the work."

Actor and entrepreneur Tamannaah Bhatia opened up about her journey in the entertainment industry and her business ventures, saying she had never planned to do 90 films. Speaking about how her career evolved over the years, she reflected on the opportunities and experiences that shaped her journey across acting and business.

Chauhan said, "Three years it has been happening. It's not today. Some people wake up late, but that's fine. But it's not happening. It's not that today it's happening. Three years it's happening, and there are reasons. One of them is the AI story. India doesn't have a AI story, and most money from across the world went into only US and then two other markets: one is called Taiwan, other is Korea, right?"

He added, "And that also that cycle has run about so much that today out of 75 trillion dollars market cap, three years back it was probably 35 trillion or 40 trillion, right? So literally that surge is due to AI, right? And we did not have that. So when the markets move, people take money from a market which is not having that story. They go into those markets where the sort of story is there, and then that cycle runs because most of the time cycles actually run ahead of themselves. So when that cycle runs over, smart companies starts moving out and start going into the older, more reliable market. So for me, whenever we have that story where that market, like Korean markets, people are now moving out because it has gone up beyond what it can handle, or Taiwanese market. So there, the emerging markets maybe will now start.'

After listing on stock exchnages, NSE Chairman Ashishkumar Chauhan said, "Ipo price is not important. Where you end up is."

Despite not having any investments in the stock market, Ashish Kumar check stock movements in every few minutes. " I do probably few minutes. I mean every few minutes I will look at the numbers," he said.

At market closing, NSE Chairman  Ashishkumar Chauhan engages in abrief conversation with Rahul Kanwal.

SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey will deliver the keynote address, followed by a fireside conversation, during "India's Growth Story: The Regulator View" from 5:10 pm to 5:40 pm.

Diwali is a special festival for India's investing community. The beginning of a new Samvat brings fresh aspirations and renewed interest in the opportunities ahead. It brings a key question about how risks are evolving, where growth will emerge and what will drive long-term wealth creation. The edition will bring together leading voices from finance, capital markets, investing and asset management to examine the forces shaping India's investment landscape. It will give a platform to explore these connections, bringing the broader economic picture into focus alongside the practical decisions facing investors.

Big names from India's markets and financial sector will join the event, including Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI); Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, NSE; and Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman & Co-founder, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. They will be joined by Ramesh Damani, Member, BSE; S. Naren, ED & CIO, ICICI Prudential AMC Ltd; and Sandeep Tandon, Founder & CIO, quant Mutual Fund.

The event will also feature Prof. Ranjay Gulati, Paul R. Lawrence Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Vijay Kedia, Individual Investor; Vikas Khemani, Founder & CIO, Carnelian Asset Management & Advisors; and Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss Mutual Fund. Indian music composer and producer Sulaiman Merchant.