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	~~'''~~Tarun Das~~''' is an Indian industrialist, corporate executive, writer and a former Chief Mentor of~~ the ~~[[Confederation of~~ Indian ~~Industry]] (CII).<ref name="Indian Industry has to cope with several factors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/07/19/indian-~~industry-has-to-cope-with-several-factors-tarun-das-1153383573.html \| title=Indian Industry has to cope with several factors \| publisher=One India \| date=20 July 2006 \| access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="CII hosts US Treasury Secretary in India">{{cite web \| url=http://www.cii.in/PolicyAdvocacyDetails.~~aspx?enc=+aeYkSEcoHgq5MwoFAWcaXGbkQFtdLL0N5aYovkw4ojXrwfern0Shd1hRMQKU/LL \| title=CII hosts US Treasury Secretary in India \| publisher=CII \| date=2016 \| access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref>~~ He served [[Confederation of Indian Industry\|CII]] from 1967 to 2004 as its director general and from 2004 to 2009 as its chief mentor.<ref name="Executive profile">{{cite web \| url=https://www.tarundas.com/profile \| title=Profile of Tarun Das \| publisher=Tarun Das \| date=2020 \| access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>		Tarun Das has dedicated his career to advancing the Indian industry. He served [[Confederation of Indian Industry\|CII]] from 1967 to 2004 as its director general and from 2004 to 2009 as its chief mentor.<ref name="Executive profile">{{cite web \| url=https://www.tarundas.com/profile \| title=Profile of Tarun Das \| publisher=Tarun Das \| date=2020 \| access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>

	~~Das, who did his college education at the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[Manchester University]]~~, is ~~a recipient of [[honoris causa]] degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from~~ the ~~[[University of Warwick]].<ref name="Executive profile" /> He has chaired the ''U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue'' and the ''U.S.~~-India -Japan Strategic Dialogue'' and has served many corporate houses such as [[Haldia Petrochemicals]], [[Associated Cement Companies]], [[John Keells Holdings]], Asian Hotels and Properties, [[Bajaj Group\|Bajaj Auto Finance]] and [[New Delhi Television]] as their director. A former member of the International Advisory Board of [[Coca-Cola]], he is a trustee of the Indian chapter of the [[Aspen Institute]].<ref ~~name="Aspen Institute India"~~>{{~~cite~~ web \| url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~aspeninstitute.org~~/~~about~~/~~global~~-~~partners/aspen~~-~~institute~~-~~india \| title=Aspen Institute India~~ \| ~~publisher~~=~~Aspen Institute India~~ \| ~~date~~=~~2016 \| access~~-~~date=14 June 2016~~}}</ref> ~~The Government~~ of India ~~awarded him the third highest civilian honour~~ of the ~~[[Padma Bhushan]]~~, ~~in 2006, for his contributions to Indian trade and industry~~.<ref ~~name="Padma Awards"~~>{{~~cite~~ web \| url=~~http~~://~~mha~~.~~nic~~.in/~~sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST~~-~~PDAWD~~-~~2013.pdf~~ \| ~~title~~=~~Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016~~ \| ~~access-date~~=~~3 January 2016~~}}</ref>		Currently, he is the chairman for Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Board of Trustees \|url=https://silf.in/board-of-trustees/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=S-ILF \|language=en-US}}</ref> (S-ILF); chairman of advisory board, JCB India; and member of the international advisory board, Chubb Insurance (USA).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Tarun Das \|url=https://www.tarundas.com/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=Tarun Das \|language=en}}</ref>

	Das' name ~~was mentioned in~~ the ~~media reports related to~~ [[~~Radia tapes controversy~~]] ~~which was later refuted by him~~.<ref name="~~Was a Bloody Fool to Loose Talk With Radia~~">{{cite web \| url=http://~~www~~.~~outlookindia~~.~~com~~/~~newswire~~/~~story~~/~~was~~-a-~~bloody~~-~~fool~~-to-~~loose~~-~~talk~~-~~with~~-~~radia~~-tarun-das~~/705574~~ \| title=~~Was a Bloody Fool to Loose Talk With Radia~~ \| ~~publisher~~=~~Outlook India~~ \| date=~~19 December 2010~~ \| access-date=~~14 June 2016~~}}</ref> He has delivered several keynote addresses; his lecture on ''Adapting Indian industry to globalisation'' at the golden jubilee of the ''Forum for Free Entrepreneurs'' in Mumbai in 2006 is one such address.<ref name="Indian Industry has to cope with several factors"/> He has published a book, ''Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII'', which is an account of his years at the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]].<ref name="Das2015">{{cite book\|first=Tarun\|last=Das\|title=Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NqH9jgEACAAJ\|year=2015\|isbn=978-93-5212-346-9}}</ref><ref>http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/info/conferment/index.html</ref>		He is founding trustee of the Ananta Centre (AC) and the Ananta Aspen Centre (AAC)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Trustees \|url=https://anantaaspencentre.in/trustees/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=ANANTA ASPEN CENTRE \|language=en-US}}</ref> and director, Singapore India Partnership Foundation (SIPF).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Singapore-India Partnership Foundation \|url=https://sipf.org.sg/board.htm \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=sipf.org.sg}}</ref> He is a life trustee at the Aspen Institute, USA and the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Board of Trustees – IEG \|url=https://iegindia.org/board-of-trustees/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			He is co-chair, US-India Strategic Dialogue, India-Japan Strategic Dialogue and Member, India-Singapore Strategic Dialogue, India-China Strategic Dialogue, India-US Climate Change and Energy Dialogue, India-UK Climate Change and Energy Dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Tarun Das \|url=https://www.tarundas.com/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=Tarun Das \|language=en}}</ref> He is India chair of the Trilateral Commission.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Leadership, Members & Fellows \|url=https://www.trilateral.org/about/members-fellows/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=The Trilateral Commission \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			Das, who did his college education at the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[Manchester University]], is a recipient of [[honoris causa]] degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the [[University of Warwick]].<ref name="Executive profile" /> He has chaired the ''U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue'' and the ''U.S.-India -Japan Strategic Dialogue'' and has served many corporate houses such as [[Haldia Petrochemicals]], [[Associated Cement Companies]], [[John Keells Holdings]], Asian Hotels and Properties, [[Bajaj Group\|Bajaj Auto Finance]] and [[New Delhi Television]] as their director. A former member of the international advisory board of [[Coca-Cola]], he is a trustee of the Indian chapter of the [[Aspen Institute]].<ref name="Aspen Institute India">{{cite web \| url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/about/global-partners/aspen-institute-india \| title=Aspen Institute India \| publisher=Aspen Institute India \| date=2016 \| access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to Indian trade and industry.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=3 January 2016 \| archive-date=15 October 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2025, Tarun Das was conferred Honorary Citizenship by the Republic of Singapore, recognizing his significant contributions to strengthening the economic partnership between India and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/indian-industrialist-tarun-das-receives-honorary-singapore-citizenship\|title=Indian industrialist Tarun Das receives Honorary Singapore Citizenship\|last=Begum\|first=Shabana\|date=2025-01-15\|work=The Straits Times\|access-date=2025-01-16}}</ref>

			He has delivered several keynote addresses; his lecture on ''Adapting Indian industry to globalisation'' at the golden jubilee of the ''Forum for Free Entrepreneurs'' in Mumbai in 2006 is one such address.<ref name="Indian Industry has to cope with several factors">{{cite web \|date=20 July 2006 \|title=Indian Industry has to cope with several factors \|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/07/19/indian-industry-has-to-cope-with-several-factors-tarun-das-1153383573.html \|access-date=14 June 2016 \|publisher=One India}}</ref> He has published a book, ''Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII'', which is an account of his years at the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]].<ref name="Das2015">{{cite book\|first=Tarun\|last=Das\|title=Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NqH9jgEACAAJ\|year=2015\|isbn=978-93-5212-346-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/info/conferment/index.html\|title=Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]		* [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]
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	== References ==		== References ==
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'''Tarun Das''' is an Indian industrialist, corporate executive, writer and a former Chief Mentor of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII).<ref name="Indian Industry has to cope with several factors">{{cite web | url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/07/19/indian-industry-has-to-cope-with-several-factors-tarun-das-1153383573.html | title=Indian Industry has to cope with several factors | publisher=One India | date=20 July 2006 | access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="CII hosts US Treasury Secretary in India">{{cite web | url=http://www.cii.in/PolicyAdvocacyDetails.aspx?enc=+aeYkSEcoHgq5MwoFAWcaXGbkQFtdLL0N5aYovkw4ojXrwfern0Shd1hRMQKU/LL | title=CII hosts US Treasury Secretary in India | publisher=CII | date=2016 | access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> He served [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]] from 1967 to 2004 as its director general and from 2004 to 2009 as its chief mentor.<ref name="Executive profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.tarundas.com/profile | title=Profile of Tarun Das | publisher=Tarun Das | date=2020 | access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>

Das, who did his college education at the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[Manchester University]], is a recipient of [[honoris causa]] degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the [[University of Warwick]].<ref name="Executive profile" /> He has chaired the ''U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue'' and the ''U.S.-India -Japan Strategic Dialogue'' and has served many corporate houses such as [[Haldia Petrochemicals]], [[Associated Cement Companies]], [[John Keells Holdings]], Asian Hotels and Properties, [[Bajaj Group|Bajaj Auto Finance]] and [[New Delhi Television]] as their director. A former member of the International Advisory Board of [[Coca-Cola]], he is a trustee of the Indian chapter of the [[Aspen Institute]].<ref name="Aspen Institute India">{{cite web | url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/about/global-partners/aspen-institute-india | title=Aspen Institute India | publisher=Aspen Institute India | date=2016 | access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to Indian trade and industry.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>

Das' name was mentioned in the media reports related to [[Radia tapes controversy]] which was later refuted by him.<ref name="Was a Bloody Fool to Loose Talk With Radia">{{cite web | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/was-a-bloody-fool-to-loose-talk-with-radia-tarun-das/705574 | title=Was a Bloody Fool to Loose Talk With Radia | publisher=Outlook India | date=19 December 2010 | access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> He has delivered several keynote addresses; his lecture on ''Adapting Indian industry to globalisation'' at the golden jubilee of the ''Forum for Free Entrepreneurs'' in Mumbai in 2006 is one such address.<ref name="Indian Industry has to cope with several factors"/> He has published a book, ''Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII'', which is an account of his years at the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]].<ref name="Das2015">{{cite book|first=Tarun|last=Das|title=Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NqH9jgEACAAJ|year=2015|isbn=978-93-5212-346-9}}</ref><ref>http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/info/conferment/index.html</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]
{{Portal|India}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite book|first=Tarun|last=Das|title=Crossing Frontiers: The Journey of Building CII|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NqH9jgEACAAJ|year=2015|isbn=978-93-5212-346-9}}

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