India Balanced Auto Interests Well In EU Pact, Says Maruti Suzuki's Rahul Bharti

Did India compromise the auto sector to secure the India-EU trade deal? Rahul Bharti of Maruti Suzuki disagrees. He says fears that India gave away domestic market access were misplaced, and the final agreement has proved to be a well-calibrated win-win. According to him, market opening has been limited to select segments while encouraging Indian manufacturers to compete globally. Maruti, already exporting vehicles including EVs to Europe, sees the deal as an opportunity rather than a threat. Bharti argues that nudging the auto industry out of its comfort zone is healthy and will ultimately strengthen India’s global competitiveness. #NDTVProfitConclave2026 #NDTVProfitConclave #NirmalaSitharaman #RajivMemani #YashishDahiya #RahulBharti #PiyushGoyal #SanjeevSanyal #VNageswaran