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Sanjeev Gupta is a puzzle. He is certainly a world-class salesman. On that let’s all agree. It is how he managed to borrow so much money, how he came to be a billionaire and how he persuaded so many decent people to share his vision.

But surprisingly, the silver-tongued steel tycoon is no brash fairground spruiker. He is a shy man, an introvert: quiet and softly spoken. Picture a besuited Dr Evil in the Austin Powers comedy movies and you’ll get a fair idea of what he looks like. Although Gupta, of course, was promising to save the world…

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