New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Amid global uncertainties, India has a chance to reinvent the idea ofSwadeshi- not as a nostalgic slogan but as a concrete strategy for resilience and growth. Recent developments show movement in this direction.

Foreign automakers are making major investments. Hyundai increased its planned outlay in a Maharashtra plant from Rs 7,000 crore to Rs 11,000 crore after a GST cut on small cars.

Toyota is setting up a greenfield facility worth nearly Rs 20,000 crore in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Maruti Suzuki sold close to 1.9 million cars in India last year and exported about 330,000 units, including electric models made in Gujarat.

These moves highlight that India's domestic market is no longer just a consumption base-...