Goa, June 11 -- During a recent conversation with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, General Atlantic Co-President Martin Escobari shared his views on India's growth journey and the lessons it can draw from China's economic rise. Having invested more than $5 billion in India, Escobari stressed that India should not attempt to replicate China's development model but instead create a strategy tailored to its own strengths and complexities.

Recalling China's transformation over the past 25 years, Escobari noted that the country successfully industrialised, invested heavily in infrastructure, embraced digital technology and built a strong export-oriented manufacturing base. However, he said India's path would need to be different because of i...