India is accelerating efforts to localise mining and construction equipment manufacturing after Chinese export delays disrupted supplies of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for key infrastructure projects. A proposed incentive scheme aims to reduce import dependence, strengthen supply chains, boost domestic manufacturing, expand exports and support India's ambitious infrastructure, mining and critical minerals development over the coming decades.

India is accelerating efforts to localise mining and construction equipment manufacturing after Chinese export delays disrupted supplies of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for key…

China's new supply chain decrees make global manufacturing diversification harder, but India can turn the obstacle into an opportunity if it builds real industrial depth.