Surajeet Gupta

4 days ago | business-standard.com | Surajeet Gupta

Despite a traffic of over 130 million passengers flying international-to-international (I2I) routes per annum over India, only one-sixth of the long-haul traffic (26 million) emanates from the country. That is why Delhi, the country's largest airport, has a mere 1 per cent share of this 130 million market of passengers who transit from the capital - a minuscule compared to a 10 per cent share held by Dubai and another 7.5 per cent held by Doha. That's not all.

5 days ago | business-standard.com | Surajeet Gupta

Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava was among the first to project that the passenger car industry growth wouldslow in FY25 after a dream run over the past two years, driven by post-pandemic pent-up demand. In an interview with Surajeet Das Gupta in New Delhi, Bhargava talks about the challenges of growth, electric vehicles (EVs), and the need for government incentives to revive the small-car market. Edited excerpts:

1 week ago | rediff.com | Surajeet Gupta

Jio Platforms’ quietly sustained investments in building its “non-connectivity” service business — which included a bevy of acquisitions of companies and platforms in media, entertainment, and technology startups — are slowly generating revenues. Non-connectivity revenues of Jio Platforms have now risen 36 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024-25 (FY25) to about Rs 3,968 crore, compared with Rs 2,912 crore in the same quarter the previous year.

2 weeks ago | rediff.com | Surajeet Gupta

There's no change in Apple Inc's India strategy, said a top government source. 'It can only be enhanced'. Just days after Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook had announced in a post-earnings analyst call that a majority of iPhones for the American market would be airlifted from India starting this quarter, the changing geopolitical scenario has raised question marks over the Cupertino major's plans.

2 weeks ago | rediff.com | Surajeet Gupta

'In the Indian government there are no illusions about the United States reliability or the possibility of having any kind of preferential treatment from Washington when it comes to trade.'IMAGE: US President Donald Trump meets United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025.