India, May 9 -- India is at an inflection point in its economic trajectory. As the country strives to become a $ 5 trillion economy, the government has laid out an ambitious vision for the manufacturing sector to contribute $ 1 trillion to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the near term, increasing its share from the current 17% to 25%. While this vision is compelling, achieving it requires more than traditional incremental growth-it demands a transformative shift in how India manufactures.

A look at some of the world's most competitive manufacturing economies-China, the US, and South Korea-reveals a clear pattern: the integration of advanced technologies like robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into manufacturing ecosystems to strea...