Can India become the next high-tech hub?

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

For more than a decade, China has been a leader in global manufacturing, producing everything from trinkets and toys to advanced electronics. But there's another country looking to challenge China for manufacturing dominance: India.

We ask, what would it take for India to become the world's factory?

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:12.3	In the world of manufacturing, China is the undisputed champion.
0:17.1	But on a still step lies a huge country vying to be the next champion.
0:22.7	India.
0:23.7	That's right.
0:24.7	Companies like Samsung and Apple are growing their Indian suppliers.
0:28.2	A small share of the latest iPhone is now produced in India.
0:31.6	And this growth has been accelerated by China's heavy handed lockdowns and growing geopolitical
0:37.5	tension between the US and China.
0:40.5	But assembling a few iPhones in India with imported parts is really different from building
0:46.4	a vast high-tech supply chain like you have in China right now.
0:50.4	That said, Götcherund thus is not intimidated.
0:54.0	He's a board member of Proctor and Gamble's Indian subsidiary.
0:57.3	We are not a nation tiger.
0:59.4	We are more like an Indian elephant.
1:02.2	But I hope a wise elephant.
1:04.4	This is the Antichyde from Planet Money.
1:06.0	I'm Jairian Woods.
1:07.0	And I'm Adrian Mah.
1:08.2	Today in the show, Ken and Elephant beat a tiger.
1:12.6	We lay out the case for whether India could become the next high-tech factory for the world.
1:24.6	There are several reasons why India might or might not become the next big global manufacturing hub.
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