[rahulsidhu]

Seeing a lot of neo-liberal economics dogma here in the comments, and so would like to recommend this excellent book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Asia-Works-Success-Failure/dp/1....

It has an excellent account of how manufacturing (supported by heavy protectionism from the state) was a crucial component of the Asian miracle in nearly all countries. IMO India really needs to go through a round of manufacturing expansion, preferably in the high-tech sectors.

[eru]

You mean paleo-liberal economics dogma? Just about all mainstream economists ever agree on free trade.

(Though in this case, they are just banning Apple Stores, apparently, not Apple products. So it doesn't really matter too much.)