India Manufacturing
Indian PLI Policies – The Balancing Act
The fundamental objectives of the Indian PLI (Production-Linked Incentive) Policy are well-established: to foster Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), generate employment opportunities,...
The Story of India’s PLI
Today, in India, PLI (Production Linked Incentive) is the talk of the town. It all started with cellular phones, and...
Dissecting Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
A few months back I had written two notes, a) Incentivizing Electronic Manufacturing - Opportunities & Challenges; b) Is "Make-in-India Working? These two...
Is “Make-in-India Working?
For a long time, in both UPA and current NDA regimes, the key objective of the govt has been to...
Incentivizing Electronic Manufacturing – Opportunities & Challenges
Yesterday, the finance minister announced a new scheme to boost the manufacturing of cell phones and electronic equipment in India. But what...
India & ITA
Introduction India signed the ITA (Information Technology Agreement) on 25th March 1997. This agreement is an umbrella agreement under WTO, aimed at...
Incentivising Manufacturing of Mobile Phones in India
On December 12th, 2016, I wrote a note titled "How GST Impacts Manufacturing of Mobile Phones in India". The purpose...
How GST Impacts Manufacturing of Mobile Phones in India
Existing Tax Regime In the year 2016, the total volume of mobile phones manufactured in India has peaked to 180...