Advanced Manufacturing

India’s Electronics Industry Has Changed Beyond Recognition | Samsung India Ex-Dy MD Ravinder Zutshi X Nikhil Chawla

Ravinder Zutshi discusses the growth of India’s electronics industry and what it needs to become globally competitive.

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In this episode of One Big Podcast, Nikhil Chawla speaks to Ravinder Zutshi about his over four decades in consumer electronics spanning Philips, Videocon, Samsung and Optiemus, alongside later roles with LG and Havells. Zutshi describes how he helped establish Samsung’s position in India in the 1990s through product strategy, dealer relationships and after-sales service, and discusses the demands of leading within a Korean multinational. Drawing on the industry’s subsequent manufacturing expansion, he assesses the progress of Make in India, the development of domestic component supply chains and the prospects for Indian electronics brands in global markets.