The Indian contingent's performance at the truncated Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was stellar. Bagging a total of 39 medals, with 13 golds, India finished fourth in the overall standings, though far below the might of Australia, which bagged 171 medals, including 70 golds.

India is not yet a sporting powerhouse, though it is a cricketing powerhouse, with the IPL recently rated as the second most valuable league in the world, just below the American football league. But the Glasgow performance showed that a bit of planning and lots of funding are the right way to go about it.

India's performance has improved considerably due to the infusion of private funding, mostly from the Jindal Group, whose sports excellence........

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