The ‘Make in India’ campaign was launched by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi on September 25, 2014, as part of a wider set of nation-building initiatives. It aims to enhance India's position as a manufacturing hub for the world. The push came when the economy was slowing and the country needed fresh engines of growth. The campaign’s main goals are to support investment, enhance innovation and build top-of-the-line infrastructure. Bold reforms and the ‘Make in India’ initiative over the past decade have started to make India an industrial powerhouse. The nation is now the world’s second-largest mobile phone maker and its local electronics’ production has boomed. ‘Make in India’ is built on four pillars aimed at improving competitiveness. These are: These reforms have yielded early wins. FDI inflow into manufacturing increased: during FY14-FY25, India received Rs. 16,62,036 crore (US$ 184.2 billion) of manufacturing FDI. Electronic hubs in Pune (Maharashtra) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) and smartphone factories in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Noida (Uttar Pradesh) were among the new factories that sprung up across states. Complementary policies have also been introduced by the government: the National Logistics Policy (2022) to reduce the cost of logistics and improve global rankings and Startup India (2016) to establish the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, which has generated more than 17.69 lakh jobs by January 2025. By the 10th anniversary, the Make in India campaign had established the manufacturing potential of India in the world map. In 2021, the programme was expanded into Make in India 2.0, which includes 27 sectors and introduces a new focus on advanced technologies, further developing the initial agenda and becoming a new impulse towards self-reliance. Make in India 2.0 and frontier technologies Building on the first phase, ‘Make in India 2.0’ emphasises advanced, high-tech manufacturing and integration of frontier