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Friday, April 10, 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

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.