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ITC's story through its iconic advertisements
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT FINANCIAL GROWTH, BUT ALSO ABOUT SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SANJIV PURI HAD a big pair of shoes to fill when he was chosen to succeed Y.C. Deveshwar as ITC chairman. Though he was being groomed for the role, the sheer magnitude of the responsibility could have been daunting for anyone. But Puri came with a plan that addressed the complexities of the conglomerate and its aspiration to grow bigger. In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, he explains the role of technology, the separation of the hotel business, the growth of the FMCG segment and the India First policy. Excerpts:
WHAT'S NEXT?
ITC HAS MOVED BEYOND CIGARETTES TO THE MOST VALUABLE INDIAN CONSUMER COMPANY. AS IT SETS OUT ON AN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION WITH CHAIRMAN SANJIV PURI'S ITC NEXT VISION, ITS REAL CHALLENGES MIGHT JUST BE BEGINNING
Hindu awakening important for India's global embrace
The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is being marked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet as a reclamation of India’s rightful civilisational authority.
EXIT WOUNDS
Nitish Kumar’s return to NDA will cause a serious dent in the INDIA bloc plans to fight the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls
FROM PARIS LUVE WITH
She is known to possess an empathetic mind of remarkable maturity that is far beyond her years. Priyanka Das Rajkakati, who is in her early 30s, remains rooted despite rubbing shoulders with the worlds best scientific minds. She was twice part of French President Emmanuel Macron’ team during interactions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She says Macron is very warm, with a sharp wit and a great sense of humour. Having observed Modi and Macron from close quarters, Priyanka feels they share a sense of mutual trust, which has been a vital ingredient in the growing India-France bilateral partnership. The artist-cum-aerospace scientist—she loves the dual identity—gave Senior Special Correspondent Sanjib Kr Baruah an outsiders insider perspective’ of India-France relations.
The Japanese dilemma
The child follows the moving object with its eyes. The girl sashays on the catwalk, smiles, then pouts.
Unveiling the dynamics of large- and mid-cap category
IN THE VAST and everevolving realm of investment opportunities, investors are often presented with a spectrum of choices.
Law and behold
The intervention by the International Court of Justice in the Gaza crisis raises hope, but the court lacks the power to compel Israel to obey its directives
Peace in West Asia impossible without addressing Palestinian issue
Iran is once again in the eye of a geopolitical storm after having decided to articulate a clear anti-US, anti-Israel position in the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict.
ENDLESS TURBULENCE
Conflict in West Asia could hurt global peace and order, cause major economic shocks, empower aggressive non-state actors and lead to significant political realignments
The Bank Or The Ballot?
Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget could take the fiscal prudence highway, or it could choose the freeway to voter satisfaction
Heart of the matter
Why are so many young Indians at risk?
I had to sell everything, even furniture, to fund the development of our robot
INTERVIEW Dr Sudhir Prem Srivastava, founder-chairman and CEO of SS Innovations
Mantra magic
A made-in-India robotic surgeon
TRIM TO THE BRIM
With obesity on the rise and the increasing desire to look fit and good, the weight loss industry in India is booming
Dope's in your DMs
On November 20, 2023, Anne Milgram, head of the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), said at a press conference: “Fentanyl poses the greatest threat to Americans today, devastating families and becoming the leading cause of death for those aged 18 to 45.”
The eyes have it
Taking care of eyes is not difficult, but it is an everyday job
Code and the crab
Genomic testing is reshaping the way we find and treat cancer
Behind every chef
For Chef Garima Arora, her father is magician, mentor, and master taster
Life hacks by Orry
I have succumbed. I held off writing about Orry for more than five years, when he reached out to me at the previous newspaper I worked at. I may have declined him then, but now I have been made to eat crow.
BROTHERHOOD OF EMPTY WALLETS
Before cellphones and the internet, a legendary rock band in Kerala had a city in thrall with their rock 'n' roll renditions
BRANDWAGON BOSS
Adman Prahlad Kakar's memoir is no malicious but delicious read
Visualising hope
There is an open door, shut by a closed mind….” This is the line that grabbed me when I opened Asha Thadani’s catalogue, Broken—Dalit Lives, which introduced viewers to her just concluded exhibition of photographs in Delhi.
For us, a 350-bed hospital is ideal; time for 700-bed hospitals over
INTERVIEW DILIP JOSE managing director and CEO, Manipal Hospitals
Point to ponder
Ten thousand practitioners of Transcendental Meditation came together in Hyderabad for a programme aimed at achieving world peace
EAGER TO WIN OLYMPIC GOLD: SINDHU WE THINK WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK: PRAKASH
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW P.V. SINDHU & PRAKASH PADUKONE
MODI AND SHARIF MIGHT PREFER TO LEAVE A LEGACY OF PEACE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AJAY BISARIA, former high commissioner to Pakistan
Faith on his sleeve
Modi is known to have prostrated at only two placesParliament and the Ram Mandir. In politics, he has sought to combine them
LOSING SHEEN
Shillong: The cantonment has remained small even as others have grown in strategic importance