Interviews

India is a great innovation hotspot for Lenovo: MD Shailendra Katyal

India has become a very important hub. But it's not the only hub for us to innovate, given our width of solutions

Ulips will grow as Indians have faith in stock mkts: PolicyBazaar.com CEO

Singh spoke about the major trends that dominated the insurance space in 2024 and the trends to look forward to in the new year

Cloud, AI will become synonymous in 2025: Wipro FullStride Cloud's Debecker

Debecker spoke about Cloud services and artificial intelligence and how Wipro is preparing to be an AI-powered firm

Our India centre global innovation hub, not low-cost back office: Jayabalan

Jayabalan said the India GTDC is playing a crucial role for driving global innovations at the firm and the plan is to continue scaling up the centre both in terms of capacity and capabilities

RBI has a tough balancing act to do: Ficci's Harsha Vardhan Agarwal

Agarwal expresses confidence of pick up in private capex and opportunities arising out of US president-elect Donald Trump's tariff war

We should double in size in 5 years, says Bajaj Finance MD Rajeev Jain

We have unveiled our AI technology transformation strategy. And we have, in general, as a firm, been huge beneficiaries of using technology early, Rajeev Jain said

Blacksoil targets Rs 500 crore final close for second credit fund

The firm has already secured Rs 300 crore and aims to achieve the full target within the next 6 to 9 months, according to Ankur Bansal, Managing Director (MD) of BlackSoil

Stable govt, GDP growth to help India get FPIs: Barclays' Prez Dainton

India has a demographic advantage and substantial growth and a political system that is relatively calm and consistent, Stephen Dainton, President of Barclays Bank PLC said

IOC pact gives us access to 37K retailers, 13K LPG distributors: Maini

This partnership allows us to access IOC's 37,000 retail outlets and 13,000 LPG distributors, and they have a very strong brand presence, he says

India not tougher than other markets: Amazon India head Samir Kumar

On quick commerce, he says a pilot for 15-minute delivery is starting in Bengaluru this month

Wet blanket on further investment if imports not curbed: AM/NS India CEO

Steel flat product plants are undergoing a massive margin squeeze; the results speak for themselves

Hitachi takes AI-related solutions from India to world: MD Bharat Kaushal

Kaushal spoke about research, semiconductors and his company's plans

We will grow Camso brand in other OHT segments, says CEAT MD & CEO

RPG Group company CEAT has entered into an agreement with Michelin to acquire the Camso brand's off-highway construction equipment bias tyres and tracks business

We will not disturb Adani port at Vizhinjam: Kerala industries minister

Says Kerala does not see labour unrest unlike many other states

We continue to grow ahead of the market, says Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha

Sinha said Myntra touched 70 million monthly active users during this festive season, and the Gen Z customer base doubled in one year

Want to grow loans cautiously: Yes Bank MD & CEO Prashant Kumar

Prashant Kumar discussed the bank's deposit strategy, loan growth trajectory, the status of stake sale, and other key developments

India leads globally in AI upskilling, says Udemy's Caoimhe Carlos

She says that the firm will hire its India head of customer success, ramp up the R&D centre to strengthen Udemy's core platform and build more AI features into its platform

Swiggy expects positive adjusted EBITDA by Q3FY26: Sriharsha Majety

Majety said that he is expecting to see a new wave of opportunities and selection opening for the quick commerce business

Radisson to further expand presence in Tier-II, -III cities: Nikhil Sharma

We will close this year with 130 operating hotels and add almost 20 operating hotels next year, said Nikhil Sharma, MD, South Asia, Radisson Hotels group

Tech investments are the future of hybrid work: Knight Frank's Lee Elliott

He highlighted that private wealth investors are diversifying portfolios and prioritising stable, income-generating assets