Pranay Kotasthane quoted in Rest of World on India’s laptops import curbs

Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director and Chair- High Tech Geopolitics programme at Takshashila Institution, was quoted in the Rest of World’s newsletter.

“Protectionism, at best, leads to mediocre local production,” Pranay Kotasthane, who chairs the high-tech geopolitics program at independent research nonprofit Takshashila Institution, told my colleague Nilesh Christopher. “With no international competition, local companies might be able to increase their domestic share, but have no incentive to improve or compete in the international market. Moreover, given the current levels of manufacturing capabilities, companies will merely assemble laptops in India after importing sub-components from abroad.”

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