Baba Kalyani
Baba Kalyani
Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani is an Indian businessman who served as the chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge, the flagship company of the Kalyani Group and the world's second-largest forgings manufacturer after ThyssenKrupp of Germany...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 January 1949
CountryIndia
capability country create defence extensive fairly india matured technology terms
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.
creates domestic imports
Import and substituting imports with domestic production are a big opportunity. With a devaluation of the rupee, imports get expensive, and for Indian manufacturers, this creates a huge opportunity.
apparatus controlled creates everywhere good including minister policy prime problems running six trade whether
Everywhere in the world, whether manufacturing, trade or whatever, it is controlled by one apparatus and one policy perspective. Here we have one prime minister with good intentions, and six ministries running their own empires. This creates problems including the import culture.
best build built business created footprints global period
The period from 2002 to 2007 was probably our best period. We created a strategy to build global scale, footprints in each of the geographies and dramatically built our international business.
biggest
India is the second biggest defence procurer in the world after the U.S.
became building business career education family four general improve manager option time within worth
I had the option of building a career in the U.S. Many of my friends who went at the time did not come back, but for me, building the family business and being with family was worth it. I became a general manager within four months, as I used my education to improve productivity and output.
In the U.S., we didn't have scale, and without scale, it's difficult to operate.
business railways trying united
We have got into Indian railways and are trying to get into the railway locomotive business in Europe and the United States.
agile business
We can reorient our products and business strategy because we are an agile organisation.
exports fixed market rate spot
We book our exports forward for more than a year, and so we have a fixed rate. We do not get the spot rate that we see in the market every day.
believe joint proposed step venture vision
We believe in the vision of 'Make in India,' and our proposed joint venture with Rafael is a step in this direction.
almost business region
The year 2013 has been very difficult, with a lot of headwinds in almost every region and every business.
america buy hardly north prior
Prior to 2001, hardly any company in North America or Europe would buy from India.
both terms
Our company is very diversified, both in terms of geography and in terms of products.