India’s electronics manufacturing needs scale, design, strong ecosystem to sustain global play, say experts

India’s electronics manufacturing ambitions will need far greater scale, stronger design capabilities and a deeper local ecosystem if the country wants to cement its position in global value chains, according to industry leaders who spoke to CNBC-TV18, even as the government cleared another round of investment proposals under its electronic component production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman of the India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), said India has made visible progress but must now accelerate. “We have…