<p>On Episode 807 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Noshir Kaka, Senior Partner at Mckinsey as well as Akhilesh Tuteja, Partner & National Leader, Clients and Markets at KPMG in India on the sidelines of the Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p>(00:00) <em>Stories of the day</em></p><p>(01:00) The IT services industry could grow to $315 billion this year, up 6% says Nasscom.</p><p>(03:09) Markets take a fresh AI hit</p><p>(05:43) Where India’s next big IPOs could come from?</p><p>(07:48) The addressable market for Indian IT services companies is actually larger with AI and close to $17 trillion. Can they capture it?</p><p><br></p><p>Register for India Finance and Innovation Forum 2026</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/IFIFCORE"><u>https://tinyurl.com/IFIFCORE</u></a></p><p><br>For more of our coverage check out <a href="https://www.thecore.in/">thecore.in</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thecore.in/category/podcasts/">Subscribe to our Newsletter</a></p><p>Follow us on:<a href="https://twitter.com/the_core_in"></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/the_core_in">Twitter</a> |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.core.in/">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecore.biz/">Facebook</a> |<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecore-in">Linkedin</a> |<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzXJw6XkwZulY4nigdtvs4Q">Youtube</a><br></p>