Indian billionaire's message to foreign investors

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"FOMO is hitting Indians in the West," said Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath as he spoke about India's growth story at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

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00:00The fact that I'm able to stand here today in front of all of you,

00:04people I have idolized for so long,

00:08that opportunity to me has been incredible,

00:12and that to me is the India story.

00:30Picture a 17-year-old boy,

00:44a school dropout in Bangalore from 20 years ago,

00:49not particularly smart,

00:52not too educated,

00:53and no capital at hand.

00:56Bangalore from 20 years ago was a lot quieter, greener,

01:01without the vibrance that one might associate with Bangalore today.

01:06The fact that I'm able to stand here today in front of all of you,

01:11people I have idolized for so long,

01:14that opportunity to me has been incredible,

01:18and that to me is the India story.

01:22I often hear people talking about what India could be 10 years from now,

01:28what needs to change,

01:31or the fact that we will arrive in 10 years, in 5 years,

01:36or a certain period of time from today.

01:38I think we are standing too close to the trees and not seeing the forest,

01:44because the India I am in today,

01:46that is the India that to me has already arrived.

01:51The opportunities the country threw to a 17-year-old boy,

01:56again with no education, no capital, or exceptionally smart,

02:01this, in my view, has not happened forever.

02:05The last 10 years have been incredible,

02:09and I'm not the only exception here in India.

02:12There are many other exceptions like me.

02:15We all hang out.

02:17We call this the startup ecosystem of India.

02:20Today, when I talk to Indians in the West who have done very well,

02:25the only thing I hear from them, it's a very young word.

02:28I call it FOMO, the fear of missing out.

02:31They're talking about India as a story that they fear missing out today.

02:36That change which has happened in the last 10 years

02:42is so evident to see that it makes me feel proud.

02:46It makes me feel like I'm in the right place at the right time,

02:50and that place today is India.

02:52The way I'm looking at this today is we're all potential partners

02:56in a story that could change the global economic landscape today,

03:00and that story is India.

03:02And to all the foreign investors here,

03:06India is seemingly looking like the coolest party in town.

03:10I think what you need to be aware of is

03:12if you arrive too late, you might not get in.

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