The conventional narrative of India’s educated women tends to emphasize the tectonic collisions between “India Inc.,” with its expanding array of opportunities, and “Old India,” whose traditions persist in shaping — and sometimes limiting — women’s career ambitions. While there’s no minimizing this complex dynamic, a new research report to be released next week from the Center for Talent Innovation reveals surprising news: India’s women professionals are realizing their career ambitions remarkably well. In fact, they’re not just succeeding at the difficult balancing act that confronts the vast majority of working women around the world; in some critical ways, they are far ahead of their counterparts in the United States, Germany, and Japan.