New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Vodafone Idea, the beleaguered telecom joint venture, is finally looking beyond survival, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, noted amid the resolution of the long-pending Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) issue.

In his seventh annual reflection, Birla described AGR resolution as a turning point that has fundamentally altered Vodafone Idea's operating environment.

"For the first time in years, the fog has cleared, allowing the business to look beyond survival and focus on sustainable growth," Birla wrote.

Vodafone Idea, created following the merger of UK-based Vodafone and India's Idea Cellular in 2018, has weathered a long-period of uncertainty in India's telecom history.

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