India's ambition to become a manufacturing hub is yet to fructify. But on-ground efforts by several states and companies are bearing fruit. Will these make India the world's next factory?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India initiative, launched in September 2014, recognised this trend early. Over 12 years later, on our 80th Independence Day, he said the world has virtually junked globalisation and underlined that the country needs to build a strong manufacturing base.