MUMBAI -- Manish Sabharwal has been wrestling with India's labyrinthine labor laws since 2002, when he co-founded TeamLease Services, a Bangalore staffing company.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to convince his country of 1.3 billion that "in every aspect of life, modernization is essential." © Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images
Indian PM faces Thatcher moment as he sweeps away decades-old socialist residue