Outlook Business - June 2025

In this issue

Prosperity Through Power

True security demands self-reliance

As Chief of the Army Staff during the 1999 Kargil conflict, General VP Malik led India to a heroic victory. In an interview to Sridhar Raman, he reflects on the hard lessons of Kargil, among them, the urgent need for self-reliance in defence. Edited excerpts

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Window of Opportunity

India's emergence as a serious player in the global defence-technology landscape is not a matter of aspiration, it is a geopolitical and economic necessity.

3 mins

War will affect India's attraction as an FDI destination

Ajit Ranade, senior fellow at Pune International Centre, tells Pushpita Dey that it is in India's interes to contain border conflicts. Edited excerpts

3 mins

A Historic Blunder

A ceasefire has been announced post-Operation Sindoor that destroyed nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), its air defence infrastructure and other military bases.

3 mins

Third Time's A Charm?

As payments and lending lose their sheen, fintechs are betting on broking and wealth management as their next engines of growth

6 mins

Dairy Divide

Despite bold trade moves, India's dairy sector remains off-limits as a mix of protectionism and concerns over rural job loss continues to shape FTA negotiations

6 mins

Ready to Take Off

Regional aviation is experiencing a resurgence thanks to the Udan scheme. However, airlines are likely to face air pockets

7 mins

'Great Nicobar mega port or Char Dham highway are ideological assertions'

Eminent writer Amitav Ghosh in an email interview to Nandini Keshari speaks about climate fiction, implications of Trump's climate actions, development in ecologically sensitive areas and India's net-zero-emission targets. Edited excerpts

4 mins

Building Blocks of a Circular Economy

Across our planet, the consumption of finite natural resources is placing a large strain on the environment, with changing geopolitical dynamics adding new dimensions to the challenge.

3 mins

‘India serves as a testing ground for scalable solutions’

Swetha Ramdas, principal, APAC sustainability, Amazon tells Sudipto Dey in an email interview that the company is delivering orders with reduced or no packaging in over 300 cities in India. Edited excerpts

3 mins

Driving Towards Sustainable Mobility

As India transitions into the era of cleaner and more sustainable mobility solutions, it has become imperative for automakers to do more than just electrify their line-up.

1 min

'Plastic recycling is very much an at-scale business'

Harsh Mariwala, Marico chairman and Masood Mallick, managing director and CEO of Re Sustainability, share with Sudipto Dey their experience of setting up a joint recycling venture.

3 mins

Fighting the Plastic War

India generates over 10mn tonne of plastic waste annually. To just contain this amount of waste, we would need to build a landfill nine times the size of the Taj Mahal, every year! It gets worse.

3 mins

Status Quo is Not an Option

Historically, plastic polymers were put to use for packaging applications due to their low cost, light weight, their impervious nature to moisture and the different shapes into which they could be moulded.

3 mins

Mankind Gets A Booster Dose

The pharma company under Sheetal Arora is looking to increase its footprint on foreign soil by leveraging its recent acquisitions and increasing investments in R&D

5 mins

Pulling the Plug

The much-awaited EV revolution in the ride-hailing space has yet to take place. And it's not going to happen any sooner

7 mins

Plastic Fantastic

Four friends in Amravati are transforming trash into a trend, crafting sustainable furniture from 100% recycled plastic waste

3 mins

Taste of Tradition

An iconic sweet shop from Pune is defying the three-generation rule to scale up the business and take its products global

5 mins

Our Tier-II and Tier-III cities present youthful demographics and cost-efficient operations

Ekroop Caur, secretary, Department of Electronics, Government of Karnataka in an email interview with Shruti Tripathi discusses the state's vision to strengthen the digital ecosystem. Edited excerpts:

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NSIC has been imparting skill training amongst aspiring entrepreneurs

National Small Industries Corporation’s CMD Subhransu Sekhar Acharya tells Outlook Business how the organisation is helping MSMEs grow. Edited excerpts:

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