India Gives Electronics Companies Multibillion-Dollar Incentives to Cut Dependence on China, Expert Says

New Delhi’s initiative aims to minimize potential disruption in the supply chain for a growing domestic market and boost national security.
India Gives Electronics Companies Multibillion-Dollar Incentives to Cut Dependence on China, Expert Says
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) launches the "Make In India" project in New Delhi on Sept. 25, 2014. Indian government is providing billions of dollars of incentives to its electronics industry to overcome reliance on China, according to an expert. Raveendran/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW DELHI—India is offering billions of dollars of incentives to its electronics industry with an intent to cut reliance on China and boost national security, according to an expert from an Indian government-backed think tank.

“It is happening across the spectrum as part of [a] production-linked incentive,” Pathikrit Payne, a senior fellow with the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, a think tank affiliated with India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, told The Epoch Times.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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