Surajeet Gupta

New Delhi

Senior Editor at Business Standard

Senior Editor at @bsindia

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Articles

Lenovo will double output of Make-in-India devices in 2 years: Katyal

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Surajeet Gupta

It is the largest personal computer (PC) player in the world and holds the second spot in India in terms of market share. Its smartphones under the Motorola brand name are already among the top 7 in terms of sales in the country and are also exported to North America. Shailendra Katyal, Lenovo India vice-president and managing director, shares the company's India strategy in an interview in Bengaluru with Surajeet Das Gupta. Edited excerpts:
Ather Energy Cofounder, CEO

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Surajeet Gupta

Months after Ather Energy's initial public offering (IPO), cofounder & chief executive officer (CEO) Tarun Mehta discusses policy hurdles, why premium electric vehicles are the future, and how the company is gearing up for the next phase of expansion, in an interview with Surajeet Das Gupta in Bengaluru. Ather has been operating at a disadvantage by not qualifying for the government's PLI scheme, which offers incentives of 13-16 per cent.
'Small Cars Must Grow By 8-10% For...'

2 weeks ago | rediff.com | Surajeet Gupta

'...the auto industry to get back to 7% to 8% annual growth.''High growth in the SUV segment alone will not achieve this, as it is a small market.'IMAGE: Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer of Marketing and Sales Partho Bannerjee, left, and actor Kartik Aryan at the launch of a new marketing campaign for the Maruti Brezza at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in New Delhi.
Air India may help India become international transit hub

2 weeks ago | rediff.com | Surajeet Gupta

Consider this: 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.
Rapido cofounders

2 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Surajeet Gupta

Bengaluru-based startup Rapido, which joined the unicorn club last year, has disrupted the mobility business by shifting from a commission to a subscription model for drivers across vehicle categories. It recently added taxis, prompting rivals Ola and Uber to follow suit.
Tata-owned Air India may help India become international transit hub

3 weeks 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.
Small cars need to grow by 8-10% annually to keep sector on track: Bhargava

3 weeks 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:
Jio Platforms finds the right signal with 'non-connectivity' ventures

1 month 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.
Apple's India Plans Unfazed by US-China Tariff Truce

1 month 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.
'Trump Has No Enemies. He Has No Friends'

1 month 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.