Anil Swarup Column: Evaluating the hits and the hype around ‘Make in India’

Anil Swarup writes: Amidst India’s modern economic saga, ‘Make in India’ stands as a resplendent thread, weaving progress and aspiration, since its introduction on September 25, 2014, to strengthen India’s economic landscape. However, with the pull-out of Foxconn’s $19 billion semiconductor joint venture with Vedanta last July (Foxconn announced a semiconductor JV with HCL in January 2024) and the latest debates on the program, it is worth examining its impact.