26 Uphill Past The Plateau In an increasingly unpredictable world, Ind ia-China ties could be a bulwark of stability 108 The Line Of Beauty A retrospective in Calcutta reveals Jogen Chowdhury’s evolution as an artist BEST IN THE BIZ 41 We went over hundreds of B-schools in the country to pick out the top 200. Outlook ranks them according to several pertinent categories in this issue. GO PRO TOMORROW 68 All you need to know about the landscape of work in the future and the skills needed to make the best of emerging opportunities THE ART OF THE MBA 56 Business education is multidisciplinary, building upon intersections of liberal arts and foundational sciences KICKSTART-UP DREAMS 90 As IISc’s computer science department celebrates it’s golden jubilee, why there’s a reason for startups to cheer PRIVATE SHOWS THE WAY 76 New private universities don’t just close the higher education gap in India, but are also centres of knowledge production FOREIGN LAUNCH PADS 98 Collaborations between Indian business schools and international universities allow students to specialise and boost their employment prospects