'Make in India' more crucial from prism of national security: PM Modi

'Today, the world is looking at India as a manufacturing powerhouse' said PM Modi

Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that ‘Make in India’ was the need of the hour, and called upon India Inc to make efforts to reduce the import of goods that can be manufactured in the country.

“Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) is all the more important if we see from the prism of national security," Modi said, speaking at a post-Budget webinar on ‘Make in India’.

He said manufacturers should move with a sense of removing dependencies on foreign sources in sectors such as semiconductors and electric vehicles. Similarly, there is a need to be focussed on indigenous manufacturing