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The Tyre Replacement Economy, Part 2

In Part 1, we looked at why India’s tyre industry is increasingly becoming a replacement story rather than just a new vehicle sales story. With

The Tyre Replacement Economy, Part 1

According to the e-Vahan portal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, as of February 2025, the total registered vehicles in India stood at

Why is BKT Making its Own Carbon Black?

Recently, BKT (Balkrishna Industries Ltd), one of India’s leading off-highway tyre manufacturers, completed a ₹800-crore expansion of its carbon black manufacturing facility in Bhuj, Gujarat.

Smallcap Beneficiaries of the China+1 Strategy

Global manufacturing is undergoing a major shift. What started as a risk-mitigation strategy after the Covid-19 pandemic has now evolved into a structural shift: companies

India’s Defence Export Boom, Part 2

In Part 1 of this story, we looked at the growth of India’s defence exports and how policy reforms, indigenisation initiatives and greater private-sector participation