For India to undergo a meaningful structural transformation, states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat must evolve into manufacturing powerhouses on the scale of Vietnam or Malaysia.
Over the decades, state governments have institutionalised foreign outreach, directed mostly at attracting foreign direct investment and technology — yet there is one crucial import that has been overlooked.
This brief argues that India's next strategic import should be institutional capability, with state governments sending delegations to Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan to understand how effective developmental bureaucracies are built and sustained: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-missing-piece-in-india-s-economic-diplomacy
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The Missing Piece in India's Economic Diplomacy
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