“This one,” the dealer said, “is from India.” As we drove-off with the sun control on the glass surfaces, we felt proud of sporting a “Made in India” brand. I googled for an appropriate dealer in Delhi and learnt that there is a complete ban on tinting of car windows and windscreens in India. Why is this Indian product, available and doing well in the US, but banned in India? In that story lies a microcosm of the challenges faced by the Make in India initiative and boosting manufacturing in India. Overnight, the tint film application industry was declared illegal.

Source: Hindustan Times June 19, 2020 06:22 UTC