India has the capability to create a fairly extensive defence manufacturing capability in many areas, and as a country and as an industry, we have matured in terms of technology and capability to make this happen. – Baba Kalyani
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
Indians have very good engineering capabilities, and that is why, if an industry focuses on innovation, you will have a far greater chance of success, rather than the model which is based on just being a production machine. – Baba Kalyani
Our real focus is going to be what can we do with our existing capacities, what new things can we do, and how much more demand can we fulfil with our existing capacities. – Baba Kalyani
We are working with the power industry all over the world. We are meeting customers in aerospace and getting them to tour our plants. – Baba Kalyani
We have got into Indian railways and are trying to get into the railway locomotive business in Europe and the United States. – Baba Kalyani
The year 2013 has been very difficult, with a lot of headwinds in almost every region and every business. – Baba Kalyani
The most important part of any acquisition is your ability to culturally integrate the people in the companies you acquire and your company. – Baba Kalyani
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
We should have an inclusive growth model in India. Agro-interest is also as important as industrial interest. – Baba Kalyani
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
The Indian business has largely grown on the back of exports. The domestic markets, as far as our Indian business is concerned, actually have contracted because of the contraction in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle space. – Baba Kalyani
India is still considered a preferred destination for many multinationals to manufacture cost-competitive high-technology products for domestic consumption as well as for global demand. – Baba Kalyani
I have what is probably the largest big bike collection in the city: a Fat Boy, a sportser Harley Davidson and two Yamahas. All these are 1200cc-plus bikes. Riding these bikes is something I still do and some trekking as well. – Baba Kalyani
We are a heterogeneous society. We have to accept that. Growth has to be such that the most backward sections also benefit from it. Otherwise, it will be a very imbalanced growth. – Baba Kalyani
We need to just study what other countries have done. There are examples of a strong partnership between the defence establishment and the private industry. – Baba Kalyani
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
