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India 2030: Global by

Design. Indian at Core

Madhav Patil, Founder, Technology enhances capability, efficiency “Indian-at-core” digital, social, and cultural
Sangam Project and productivity, but it is talent that ultimately ethos. Key to this transformation is the “Make in
Consultants, provides his drives impact. And India has abundant India” 2.0 initiative, leveraging AI, Digital Public
views on India’s journey to of that talent. This significant competitive Infrastructure, (e.g., UPI), and a, skilled, young
workforce to drive sustainable growth.
advantage coupled with Cost Efficiency is
emerge as an economic propelling India to emerge as a critical hub The UPI drives over 10 billion monthly
powerhouse, combining for creative and technology delivery, whilst payments a month and has even been an
high-tech, export-oriented global organizations think where and how imitation catalyst for Singapore and France.
“global-by-design” work gets done. A growing number of firms It was India’s system level design thinking
manufacturing with a, are expanding teams in India to support succeeding globally.
deeply “Indian-at-core” distributed operating models that prioritize Today the export sector faces potential risks
capability, connectivity and speed over
from geopolitical tensions, with up to $4 billion
digital, social, and cultural geography. India’s robust talent base: an in monthly exports to West Asia at risk due to
ethos. estimated 2,75,000 creators and engineers, logistics disruptions. Nevertheless, the total
Madhav Patil has over 30 bring valuable skills and creative vision merchandise exports for the full FY2026 are
years experience and has when supporting large scale, cross border expected to reach US$ 455.6 billion, reflecting
successfully competed production workflows. a 4.1% growth. Engineering goods have
showed strong momentum in early 2026, with
Historical participation in global brand work
Hospitality, Healthcare, often required relocation to established January exports growing by 10.37%. Electronic
Educational / Institutional. international hubs. Across International goods, especially smartphones, continued
Retail, Commercial, Villas, markets, distributed collaboration models to be a major growth driver, with significant
Residential & Infrastructure are now however reshaping the reality. Today, export growth recorded.
projects. Madhav Patil teams based in India are contributing to high-
holds qualification of B.E. impact work for global clients. The global firms Key Pillars of India’s 2030 Vision:
can now access specialized Indian talent
Global by Design: Manufacturing & Tech
(Civil), MCM (NICMAR). from where they are. Hub
The expansion of creative and technology • Electronics & Manufacturing: Aiming
roles in India is less a hiring trend and more to become the world’s second-largest
an indicator of how global work is being mobile producer by 2030, with a $500
reorganized. billion electronics ecosystem.
India’s trajectory suggest that it will play an • Advanced Manufacturing: NITI Aayog’s
increasingly influential role in shaping how roadmap aims to make India a global
global creative and technology work is powerhouse by 2035 by integrating AI,
delivered in the years ahead, robotics, and, advanced materials into
By 2030, India is set to emerge as a, $10 industry.
trillion-$20 trillion economic powerhouse, • Digital Infrastructure: UPI, a homegrown
combining high-tech, export-oriented “global- innovation, now facilitates 48.5% of
by-design” manufacturing with a, deeply global real-time payments, with systems

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