Sunil Mittal is Fortune's Asian businessman of the year

Bharti Group’s Sunil Mittal has been adjudged Asia’s businessman of the year by US magazine Fortune for steering his telecom business in the world’s fastest growing wireless market.

The magazine said after establishing Bharti Airtel as India’s number one mobile service provider, Mr Mittal is now forging his “most audacious” foreign partnership yet.

“In November, he announced that Bharti will team with Wal-Mart to transform India’s under-developed retail market,” the report said.