curtains are down on the 17yearold relationship between diageo the worlds largest drinks company and its indian partner the tanil kilachand family diageo snapped the distribution alliance with sun tan trading co recently and now handles distribution of johnnie walker and smirnoff brands on its own in 1994 the kilachands brought diageo into the country and held a 40 stake in its local arm then known as international distillers india idi over the years the family had exited idi but till recently was handling the distribution of diageo brands in india however after financial irregularities surfaced at idi the londonlisted parent of diageo revamped the management and distribution set up in india recently diageo and sun tan were also pulled up indian authorities for custom duty evasion contributed by reeba zachariahchanda kochhar goes on air from icicis own studioceos have a tough time in managing electronic media during results season with each business channel wanting to be the first to get an interview icici bank ceo chanda kochhar has found a way of avoiding the channel conflict and saving time as well the bank has set up a small television studio within the banks headquarters with its own camera setup and television channels are provided a dock from where they can connect the outdoor broadcasting vans with such a setup kochhar can now keep up the media visibility without having to sacrifice more than half an hour of her time