Dr Prannoy Roy, Investor Ruchir Sharma On 2021's Top 10 Trends: Highlights

On OTT taking over TV in India
In places like India too I think that TV viewing is just about holding up but my suspicion is that very soon in India to the same is likely to play itself out given the extremely sharp rise we are seeing now in OTT platforms - Ruchir Sharma

On accelerated trends during the pandemic
What the pandemic has done in many ways is that it has accelerated many trends that were already underway. That's been for me the one feature of this pandemic. So much more to streaming even theatrical viewing has been declining in America very significantly over the last 20 years - Ruchir Sharma

No Decline in TV Viewing in India

Decline in US TV Viewership

Trend 10: The End Of TV... Except India

Why the giants stumble

Current top 10

Trend 9: Rise of New Challengers

A look at previous revolutions

China leading the way in digital revolution

Trend 8: Spread Of Digital Revolution

India attracted 23 billion dollars of foreign investor flows last year
As far as India is concerned as well I felt quite fascinating here that like even in India is such a big disconnect between how foreigners perceive the country another domestic businesses do that in the last year India attracted 23 billion dollars of foreign investor flows and that was the second highest for any emerging market after China - Ruchir Sharma

Trend 7: The Comeback For Developing Countries

Commodity price to rise this year