ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri and Business Standard journalist Ishita Ayan Dutt had an in-depth conversation a day after ITC's third-quarter results were declared. Over lunch at the iconic ITC Royal Bengal in Kolkata, Puri shared his take on the Company's performance and plans for each of the conglomerate's businesses - FMCG, Hotels, Agri, Paperboards and Information Technology.

The 'ITC Next' strategy and its core ideas of competitiveness, growth and profitability formed the fabric of the conversation, and ITC's unique synergies that create value for all stakeholders. "That's what we protect and nurture," Puri said.