Nandan Nilekani's appointment can only partially rid Infosys of its problems

He should be able to settle the issues between the board and the co-founders amicably

Nandan Nilekani, one of the seven engineers who founded Infosys in 1981 and its CEO from 2002 to 2007, has been appointed non-executive, non-independent director and the chairman of the board of directors with immediate effect. The writer shares his views on whether or not Nilekani can steer the IT giant through the woods.

The Indian information technology (IT) sector has been going through a slow-growth phase, with the world transitioning to new technologies (digital, artificial intelligence and automation) and muted overall global economic growth.

Infosys, though, had made an attempt to get back to industry growth rates through a very strong