Foreign Direct Investment inflows into India fell sharply in FY23, owing primarily to a drop in equity flows from traditional sources such as the US, Mauritius, the Netherlands, and the Cayman Islands...

India is now seen as the Sixth Manufacturing Superpower – gradually growing, having its manufacturing output share doubled in 20 years (2002-21)....

Prof Manoj Pant and Samridhi Bimal argue that for post-COVID realisation of the Make in India vision, greater liberalization of FDI policies needs to be complemented with greater liberalization of tra...

Prof. Kushankur Dey, IIM Lucknow, states India has a highly decentralized fruit and vegetables processing industry – dominated by unorganized retail trade. ...

Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 tries to simplify purchases with a focus on domestic capability. However, India needs a simultaneous push towards R&D investments and building a robust export market...

The Indo-Japan relationship has not translated into gains for India in terms of FDI as well as access to the Japanese market. While Japan needs to bring down its regulatory and import barriers for foc...

Mukesh Jagwani, CEO & MD, WinMagic Toys, admits that Indian toy makers have very little penetration in both the domestic and overseas markets. Growing their share would require tie-ups with best globa...

Amit Cowshish, Consultant, Manohar-Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, feels that the draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020 has all the necessary ingredients...

The import embargo on 101 items in defence indicates confidence in the government that India has sufficient defence-industrial capacity in these items. Since the Indian Navy is the most indigenized in...

While the ramp up of FDI is critical for the technology-intensive cellphone industry, it should also lead to a rise in domestic capability along with the build up of a strong component ecosystem. ...