‘Maruti moment’: India aims Rs 70,000 crore package for domestic shipbuilding; reduce reliance on foreign vessels
India is aiming for a “Maruti moment” in shipbuilding, seeking to replicate the success of Maruti Suzuki’s 1980s automobile revolution. The government announced a Rs 70,000-crore ($8 billion) package to revitalize domestic shipyards, boost India’s maritime ecosystem, and reduce the country’s heavy reliance on foreign vessels, which currently handle about 95% of its import-export trade. […]


