In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India, about manufacturing in India, the growth of India's manufacturing industry, the schemes to attract global manufacturers and what the future holds for the Make in India initiative.

Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar

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Making in India Introducing Sudhir Goel (00:38)
Best time to run a PC business in India (01:03)
Opportunities of manufacturing in India (03:10)Government initiatives to ensure better manufacturing (05:34)
Acer's goals for India (07:56)
Opportunities and challenges for the manufacturing industry (09:37)
Moving production to India (12:42)
Does India have the launchpad to become a manufacturing hub (13:56)
Promoting India's local ecosystem (15:22)
How can the government ensure a better manufacturing ecosystem (16:28)

Broadcast on:

27 Mar 2023