India launches ambitious plan for a robust digital future
Govt also aims to cut electronics imports by 2020
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STANDING alongside some of the titans of Indian industry and senior ministers in his cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the start of a "Digital India week" at a packed stadium in the capital last week, highlighting his government's push for greater Internet connectivity and services for more of the country's people and a desire to jump-start Indian manufacturing in electronics.
With an analogy, he evoked the image of a small child, once enthralled with a pair of glasses in an adult's pocket, or a pen, now captivated by a mobile phone.
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