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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicR.C. Bhargava

Topic: R.C. Bhargava

Concentrating on just EVs in India not an apt solution, says Maruti chairman R C Bhargava

In an 'Off The Cuff' conversation with Shekhar Gupta, Maruti Suzuki India chairman R C Bhargava discusses the challenges linked to using EVs and the need to look at alternate fuels.

Auto industry can’t grow with 50% tax on cars, says Maruti chairman R C Bhargava

Bhargava believes that the gap between the intentions of the policies implemented over the past 70 years and their results is one of the reasons for slower industrial growth.

TALK POINT: What is the future of Make in India in the new era of robots replacing humans in factories?

Maruti Suzuki has one robot for every four factory workers. Firms like Eicher and Bajaj also use robots in a quest for efficiency and cost-cutting. About 100 mln Indians enter the workforce every month. Has India entered the manufacturing race too late? We ask experts Manish Sabharwal, Amitabh Kant, R.C. Bhargava.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.