Mittal-Ambani bonhomie: Does 'friendship' mean end of bitter telecom wars?

While much is being said about the warmth at display between the two industrialists on Day 1 of the India Mobile Congress, experts feel they were only 'being civil'

To the surprise of many, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani – arch rivals in the telecom sector, where their respective ventures Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are baying for market share – displayed a rare public bonhomieon Wednesday. The occasion was the inaugural edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC), and the heads of top telecom service providers were sharing the dais.

With Mittal and Ambani exchanging warm notes and acknowledging each other as “friends”, one thought that came to many was whether this might mean an end to the bitter telecom wars in