India, Sept. 1 -- An NRI entrepreneur who returned to India after 10 years in the US shared his sobering experience of failing in three separate business ventures. Despite his previous success and industry background, Aniruddha Anjana allegedly faced severe hurdles: customer defaults on construction projects, a silent bureaucracy during a drone survey project, and local corruption in the restaurant sector. He claimed that his experience taught him that the Indian ecosystem often rewards cleverness over honesty.

"After returning from the US after 10 years in a corporate job and building a million-dollar startup, I thought business in India would be easy. I was wrong 3 times. I came back with confidence - a decade of US work experience, a ...