India, Nov. 28 -- While incentives, red-tape reduction, and infrastructure support strengthen the Make-in-India initiative, there's still a critical gap to firmly position ourselves in the evolving global manufacturing landscape. Could a robust focus on safety be the key to achieving this transformation, moving beyond mere surface improvements?

Safety is a word spelt differently in the post-Boeing defect world. Not just in the jet-setting skyline but in almost every corner of our lives where electronics purr and technology whirs.

From air fryers to children's products to car keys to oximeters to SUVs to vehicle parts to entertainment systems to various household appliances- product recalls have become more of a norm than an exception in...