Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur has said the central government is making efforts to turn India into a manufacturing and export powerhouse. Thakur said manufacturing will now be broad-based in the country.
He said ‘we are expanding the domestic manufacturing base and diversifying international trade.’ He said the post-COVID world will be different and businesses have to adjust to disruptions. Further, he mentioned that nature of global economy has changed where multilateral negotiations have shifted to bilateral deals.
Talking about agriculture reforms which have met with protests from the farmers of Punjab and Haryana, Thakur said ‘the Congress under UPA wanted to do it. But it did not have the courage… We are trying to do whatever possible (about the protests).’