Ahuja: LG and South Korea lacked software DNA in the mid-90s
Lalit Ahuja · EP1: The GCC Revolution of India ft. Lalit Ahuja · Nov 13, 2025 · at 4:33
ANSR CEO Lalit Ahuja reflects on leaving Datamatics in 1995 to launch LG Electronics' Indian software operations.
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“LG as a company and South Korea as a country just didn't have the DNA to make that transition, and they were looking towards India to, you know, get the necessary help.”
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