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In India, we have two sets of customers. One is a luxury dweller. The second is the first-time entrant into luxury, says Santosh Iyer
Updated : Oct 8, 2025

Santosh Iyer of Mercedes-Benz India on why luxury sales are set to double

Santosh Iyer of Mercedes-Benz India on why sales of top-end cars may rise more in Jaipur and Indore than in Delhi or Mumbai.

India is a supplier’s market: Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, IHCL, on what makes Taj a standout proposition
Updated : Oct 10, 2025

India is a supplier’s market: Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, IHCL, on what makes Taj a standout proposition

Global and homegrown brands are racing to cash in on India's rocketing demand for luxury experiences by opening a wave of opulent hotels.

Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
Updated : Sep 19, 2025

GST cuts may not offset 50% US tariff: Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog and Chairman of Pahlé India Foundation, says the move will increase purchasing power, and can have a multiplier effect.

GST cut is the manifesto of 1.4 billion Indians: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : Sep 19, 2025

GST cut is the manifesto of 1.4 billion Indians: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on GST rate cuts, lessons from Covid-19, and more.

Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman of CBIC
Updated : Sep 19, 2025

Firms want a simple, stable tax system: CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal

Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman of the CBIC, says the authority will monitor price trends to ensure rate cuts are passed on to consumers.

K. Krithivasan, CEO & MD, TCS
Updated : Sep 8, 2025

AI at scale is the next growth engine: TCS CEO & MD K Krithivasan

K. Krithivasan, CEO & MD, TCS, on leading the tech disruption and managing the fast-evolving AI landscape.

Sanjay Nayar, President, ASSOCHAM and Founder and Chairman of Sorin Investment Fund
Updated : Aug 28, 2025

India's economy remains robust and resilient: ASSOCHAM President Sanjay Nayar

Sanjay Nayar, President Assocham and Founder and Chairman of Sorin Investment Fund, on private consumption recovery.

 P. Chidambaram, Member of Parliament and former finance and home minister of India.
Updated : Sep 6, 2025

"Can't give up on agri and dairy": P. Chidambaram

P. Chidambaram, MP and former finance and home minister of India, on the Indian economy and tariff turbulence.

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways
Updated : Aug 22, 2025

Petrol, diesel and electric vehicles will be priced equally soon: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, on reducing the dependence on petroleum imports, the next phase of growth and more

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal
Updated : Aug 21, 2025

India will not bow, kneel before anyone: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, on India's new trade playbook, high-stakes negotiations and the road ahead.

Richard Rossow, Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics, Center for Strategic International Studies.
Updated : Aug 20, 2025

"NDA 3.0 has been relatively quiet on reforms," says economist Richard Rossow

Richard Rossow, Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics, Center for Strategic International Studies, on why reforms have slowed under NDA 3.0 and what it would take for India to meet its 2047 goals

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Updated : Aug 18, 2025

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on plans to make the Goa 2037 vision a reality

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Pandurang Sawant talks about initiatives to make the Goa 2037 vision a reality, diversify the state's revenue sources away from tourism, and why the GST system needs some tweaks

Cut through the jungle of controls: NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani
Updated : Aug 9, 2025

Cut through the jungle of controls: NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani

Arvind Virmani, member of the NITI Aayog, on reforms and charging up India's growth

Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman and Co-founder, Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Updated : Jul 25, 2025

India’s stock market is fairly valued, says Motilal Oswal Financial Services' Raamdeo Agrawal

Raamdeo Agrawal on the right approach to trading derivatives and why a market turnaround might be round the corner

Asutosh Padhi, Senior Partner and Global Leader for Firm Strategy at McKinsey & Company
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

McKinsey is repositioning itself for the age of AI: Asutosh Padhi

Asutosh Padhi, Senior Partner and Global Leader for Firm Strategy at McKinsey & Company, on navigating a turbulent world.

Anup Sahay, Head, Corporate Strategy & Special Initiatives, L&T
Updated : Jul 23, 2025

Reduced diesel consumption by 9% in FY25: Anup Sahay on L&T’s progress on sustainability goals

L&T’s Anup Sahay on how taking hard, quantifiable initiatives helped the company make visible progress on sustainability goals

Shailendra Ajmera, Partner, Transaction, Advisory Services at EY India
Updated : Jul 22, 2025

NCLT should be empowered to impose hefty fines: EY India's Shailendra Ajmera

Resolution plans have on an average yielded a recovery of 93.4% of the fair value of the assets, says Shailendra Ajmera.

IBC has delivered 169% recovery: IBBI Founder Chairperson MS Sahoo
Updated : Jul 22, 2025

IBC has delivered 169% recovery: IBBI Founder Chairperson MS Sahoo

The IBC is currently available only to corporate entities, covering a mere 0.1% of potential beneficiaries, says M.S. Sahoo.

Aamir Khan, Actor & Producer
Updated : Jul 19, 2025

Unlikely my films will ever come on OTT: Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan on why he refused to sell rights of Sitaare Zameen Par to an OTT platform and why doing so would have been akin to a trapeze artist performing with a safety net.

Bank of Baroda Chief Economist Madan Sabnavis
Updated : Jul 14, 2025

'Companies controlled costs in FY25': Bank of Baroda Chief Economist Madan Sabnavis

Bank of Baroda Chief Economist Madan Sabnavis on why the impact of RBI's rate cuts will depend on demand across specific industries in FY26.

Bharath Sesha, Managing Director, Philips India
Updated : Jul 9, 2025

‘‘Three major shifts are reshaping India’s healthcare”: Philips India’s Bharath Sesha

Philips India's Bharath Sesha on how the company's growth trajectory in India includes both organic and inorganic expansion routes.