National and International Appointments

Madhu Kannan served as the Executive Director and CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) from 2009-2011. However, this information is dated. The question asks about a specific historical position, so the answer is correct for that timeframe.

Sudhir Mohan Trehan served as the Managing Director of Crompton Greaves India Ltd during the company's significant growth period. The Thapar family (K. Thapar, G. Thapar) were associated with the company but in different leadership roles. K.K. Nohria was associated with other corporate entities in the Indian business landscape.

Habil Khorakiwala is the founder and Chairman of Wockhardt Limited, the parent company of Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals. He established the company and has led its growth in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. Nusli Wadia is a prominent industrialist but associated with different companies (Bombay Dyeing, Britannia).

Naresh Goyal was the founder and Chairman of Jet Airways, India's largest private airline during its operational peak. He founded the airline in 1993 and led it for many years before the company faced financial difficulties. The other names listed are associated with different companies or roles in Indian business.

Sunil Mittal (also known as Sunil Bharti Mittal) is the founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, which owns Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecommunications company. He is one of India's most prominent business leaders and played a key role in revolutionizing the Indian telecom sector. Ajay and Sanjiv are other members of the Mittal family but not the chairman of Bharti Enterprises.

K V Ramani was the Chairman of Future Software Ltd, an Indian IT company. This appears to be a factual question about corporate leadership from a specific time period.

"Dimensions of India's External Affairs Policy" is indeed attributed to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, reflecting his expertise and perspective on foreign policy during his long political career. Pranav Mukherjee, Shashi Tharoor, and Jaswant Singh all had foreign policy experience but did not author this specific title.

Van Heusen's India operations are licensed to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited. The brand is originally American (Phillips-Van Heusen), but in India it's part of Aditya Birla Group's portfolio, not ITC, P&G, or Dolce & Gabbana.

Peter England is owned by Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited, part of the Aditya Birla Group. It's one of India's largest affordable formal wear brands. D&G (Dolce & Gabbana) is Italian, ITC owns John Players, and Reliance owns brands like Vimal.

S.M. Krishna served as India's External Affairs Minister from 2009-2011. P. Chidambaram was Finance Minister, Shashi Tharoor was Minister of State for External Affairs, and Pranab Mukherjee held various portfolios including Finance.

A.K. Antony was India's Defence Minister from 2006-2014, making him one of the longest-serving defence ministers. Virbhadra Singh held other portfolios, Sushil Shinde was Power Minister, and A. Raja was Telecom Minister.

Ambika Soni served as the Information and Broadcasting Minister from 2009-2011. Ghulam Nabi Azad was Health Minister, Salman Khurshid was Law Minister, and Kamal Nath held various portfolios including Road Transport.