Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi will be visiting India this month. The two countries are at a critical juncture of their relationship. But one collaboration that stands out is the Maruti-Suzuki one.
It’s been more than four decades since Maruti-Suzuki was created. A remarkable aspects of the partnership was that it brought global manufacturing practices to India and, in the process, enabled development of an automobile ecosystem that transformed consumer expectations surrounding it. It also resulted in democratisation of transportation across India, especially for the Indian middle classes.
