Page 6 - Interviews

Force multiplier: Meet Lord Karan Bilimoria, India's voice in the UK

'An Indian living in London; but an Indian born and brought up in India: not a second generation Asian but a first generation immigrant - who's totally Indian but feels at home in both countries'

What challenges could emerge from the Air India-Vistara merger?

India's second largest airline, Vistara, is being merged with Tata-owned Air India. Apart from the opportunities, what challenges will this merger pose for the airlines? Find out what the experts say

Considering options on Electrosteel: Vedanta Resources' Anil Agarwal

It cannot be a small capacity plant, says Anil Agarwal

I advise start-ups to think beyond the possible: ARM Holdings former CEO

"You need to look at where your biggest opportunities are and invent your own unique business model that capitalises on your strengths," says Sir Robin Saxby

Carbon reduction hinges on share of renewables in energy: TKM's V Kirloskar

The share of renewable energy as a percentage of total generation is only 30 per cent. Unless this goes up I don't see carbon emission coming down, Kirloskar said

Our investment reflects confidence in India's economy: AM/NS India CEO

ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, has embarked on an expansion that includes increasing capacity at its existing location, Hazira in Gujarat, and setting up new plants in Odisha

Ather Energy may venture into making electric motorcycles: Co-founder

'It took us a long time because we started at a time when nobody even believed that electric vehicles would become possible. It was an uphill battle for us'

Musk's top-down approach will harm Twitter, says Manish Maheshwari

Large platforms can also go into exponential decay if the network effect stops working in their favour, Maheshwari said

Export opportunities limited right now: JSW Steel's Seshagiri Rao

Withdrawal of export duty may not increase volumes will boost sentiment, he says

We see growth fuelled by all our business domains: Brigade Group MD

'If there is an IT slowdown, we see demand consolidating with branded, listed players like ours as a flight to quality'

Vikram-S rocket launch shows what an Indian start-up can do: Skyroot exec

Company behind privately developed rocket is looking for investors, says its co-founder

Fed downshift, China easing may cause India to underperform: Raychaudhuri

'Investors are now beginning to understand that on an absolute basis, India is not really that overvalued'

Will acquire more firms in India, hire thousands: Insight Enterprises CEO

Software and information technology company says it will recruit in India for the next 5 years

Don't mandate localisation; incentivise it: ACMA President Sunjay Kapur

ICE is not going away, and we're going to see that continue for quite some time, specifically in India, says the president of ACMA and chairman of Sona Comstar

Invest 80%, keep rest of corpus aside for corrections: Mirae's N Surana

Indian markets are holding on despite ongoing global chaos, thanks to supportive cyclical and structural factors, says Surana

Trying to lock in vendors who don't want to buy from China: Biocon CEO & MD

Siddharth Mittal, CEO & MD, Biocon, elaborates on his plans to grow this business further

Absolutely committed to integrity, transparency of our ops: Top Oracle exec

Speaking in the context of recent charges against the firm, Garrett IIg, president, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific, says compliance training among employees has become more aggressive recently

Deal activity has spiked in India despite global issues: Goldman Sachs MDs

In a Q&A, Rajat Sood and Som Krishna say their company isn't absolutely return-focused, but is a relative value investor that is looking out for bogh buyouts and minority stakes

Switch Mobility dilution now will depend much on valuation: Dheeraj Hinduja

In a Q&A, the executive chairman of Ashok Leyland says the firm will be diluting 10-15% in Switch Mobility to raise $200-250 mn

Time has passed when offer price of Rs 170 for a share was good: IHH's Loh

Will start rebranding Fortis as Parkway shortly: Fortis chairman Ravi Rajagopal