Why 'Make in India'?

Addressing a seminar organised in New Delhi by the Vivekananda International Foundation, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar gave an unassailable reason for making in India. He said the eyes of the Ganesha idols that were manufactured in China and sold in India were becoming narrower. Parrikar said he often received statues of gods, especially Ganesha, as gift and one day he happened to turn one of them back and notice a 'Made in China' sticker. That experience purportedly brought home the importance of the government's flagship initiative. The minister was addressing a seminar on "Design and Make in India - Electronics".