Comment by vram22 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by vram22 | Hacker News Reader

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>India lacks even the most basic manufacturing.

Completely false or misinformed.

India has been doing many different kinds of manufacturing for many years.

A few google searches and some of their results, not in any order:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Industry_in_India (a big one)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Industrial_corridor...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Manufacturing_compa... (another big one)

industrial manufacturing in India Wikipedia

https://www.ibef.org/industry/manufacturing-sector-india

AI Overview:

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India has a significant industrial manufacturing sector, contributing heavily to its economy and global trade. Key areas of manufacturing include textiles, steel, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. The country has the world's second-largest steel production and is a major exporter of textiles and clothing. The "Make in India" initiative aims to boost manufacturing growth and create jobs.

Major Industries and Their Importance:

Iron and Steel:

India is the world's second-largest steel producer, with major players like SAIL and private companies like Jindal Stainless and JSW Steel.

Textiles:

India is a major exporter of textiles and clothing, with a strong domestic textile industry serving both local and global markets.

Automobiles:

Chennai, Pune, and the National Capital Region (NCR) are major hubs for automobile manufacturing.

Pharmaceuticals:

Hyderabad and Bangalore are key centers for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Electronics:

The electronics sector is experiencing growth, with government initiatives to promote domestic manufacturing.

Other Key Industries:

The Indian economy also features significant manufacturing in areas like cement, paper, and petrochemicals.

Steel, textiles, pharma, auto etc. are all relatively "primitive" stages of manufacturing. Parent comment is probably talking about manufacturing precision tools and complex micro-electronics at a gigantic global-level scale like China and Taiwan, as is required for semiconductor-related stuff. India's electronics manufacturing is absolutely nowhere near industry leaders.

As I quoted shubhamjain in my above reply to him:

>India lacks even the most basic manufacturing

(bold emphasis mine)

My reply to him was about exactly that (the "basic" part), and nothing else.

So, this part of your comment is actually corroborating my point:

>Steel, textiles, pharma, auto etc. are all relatively "primitive" stages of manufacturing.

The rest of your point (about the advanced stuff) is irrelevant to this particular small subthread starting from that quoted point, even if relevant overall.

>India's electronics manufacturing is absolutely nowhere near industry leaders.

I never said it was. So you are disputing a point I never made.

And India does make some more advanced stuff too, but I will not bother to get into that; you can look it up yourself, if so inclined. I anyway gave many Wikipedia and other links above.

Except for one below, which is worth giving separately:

Have you heard of ISRO?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO

Excerpts:

>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO /ˈɪsroʊ/)[a] is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS. It is primarily responsible for space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation and the development of related technologies.[3] The agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communications and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN and IRNSS satellite navigation systems. It has sent three missions to the Moon and one mission to Mars.

>ISRO built India's first satellite Aryabhata which was launched by the Soviet space agency Interkosmos in 1975.[8] In 1980, it launched the satellite RS-1 on board the indigenously built launch vehicle SLV-3, making India the seventh country to undertake orbital launches. It has subsequently developed various small-lift and medium-lift launch vehicles, enabling the agency to launch various satellites and deep space missions. It is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possess full launch capabilities with the ability to deploy cryogenic engines, launch extraterrestrial missions and artificial satellites.[9][10][b] It is also the only one of the four governmental space agencies to have demonstrated unmanned soft landing capabilities.[11][c]

ISRO's programmes have played a significant role in socio-economic development. It has supported both civilian and military domains in various aspects such as disaster management, telemedicine, navigation and reconnaissance. ISRO's spin-off technologies have also aided in new innovations in engineering and other allied domains.[12]

I am not a manufacturing expert, although I do have some experience developing software projects for two manufacturing companies, but overall, I think I have enough broad industry knowledge, both as a software developer and an educated and widely-read layman, to say that steel and textiles maybe primitive or basic industries, but pharma and auto are more than that.

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