Global Value Chains from Autos and EVs: Experience of India

Speaker/s
Saon Ray, ICRIER, India
Discussant/s
Lorenza Monaco, GERPISA, ENS Paris-Saclay, IDHES

Global value chains (GVCs) are fraught with the phenomenon of fragmentation and dispersion of production across the world. India presents a unique example with its high potential in manufacturing capability but low integration in GVCs. In the book Global Value Chains and Missing Links: Cases from Indian Industry we examined the reasons why India has failed to integrate within GVCs so far and looked at key examples to understand the impediments in this process.