The commodity price easing really does not play too much role in our margins because our basic raw material - steel - is not really a commodities engineering steel. Baba Kalyani basiccommodityease Change image and share on social
We anticipate countries increasing their spending on infrastructure like railways, airports, power plants and ports. Our heavy forging plant has the capacity to cater to each of these segments. Baba Kalyani airportanticipatecapacity Change image and share on social
India is the most competitive manufacturing destination on this planet. If we are able to take advantage of that competitiveness for our domestic markets, this country would be humming with activity; industrial production will grow at 10-11% per year. Baba Kalyani activityadvantagecompetitive share on social
The advantage comes out of the capability of Indian engineers and the competitiveness of their capabilities and the cost at which they can create those capabilities. Baba Kalyani advantagecapabilitycompetitiveness Change image and share on social
The emphasis on innovation and technology in our companies has resulted in a few of them establishing global benchmarks in product design and development, manufacturing practices and human resource capabilities. However, there is no room for complacency. Baba Kalyani benchmarkcapabilitycompany share on social
Before 2000, we were unable to design a single car; all the cars were designed in Japan, Europe or somewhere else. We were just converting. Baba Kalyani carconvertdesign Change image and share on social
Bofors was a steelmaker that became a forgings company and then went on to build guns. Companies like Krupp and Thyssen were in steel and forgings before entering defence. There are similar examples in the U.K.; it is a natural progression. Baba Kalyani boforsbuildcompany share on social
The first reactions from Germany and German industry was quite negative. People right from the start were saying that we will steal technology and take it away and move the plant to India and use low cheap labor to compete. Baba Kalyani cheapcompetegerman share on social
We passionately set up a programme that we call the Indian gun programme. I challenged Colonel Bhatia, who heads our defence business, that let's build an Indian gun. There's a belief that Indian companies aren't capable of this, and we want to prove them wrong, as we did in components. Baba Kalyani beliefbhatiabuild share on social