New Delhi, April 11 -- As the Indian stock market displayed its resilience in the face of West Asia-borne global securities crisis, the spotlight is on Asish Kumar Chauhan, considered the "father of modern financial derivatives" in India.
Chauhan, an IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta alumni, who was recently conferred the Forbes magazine's Editor's Choice Lifetime Award, steered the National Stock Exchange (NSE) which he helms amid the recent meltdown, urging investors to stay focused on long-term wealth creation, while highlighting India's strong macroeconomic buffers.
Under his stewardship, the exchange's robust technology ensured seamless operations despite global uncertainty and extreme market volatility by demonstrating operational resilie...