Osaka, Aug. 27 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged Japanese companies to move beyond assembly and build complete manufacturing value chains in India, saying the country's large domestic market and expanding access to global markets offered an opportunity to make India a base for exports.

Speaking at an investors and business roadshow in Osaka, Goyal said India was increasingly moving towards manufacturing parts, components, chemicals and other inputs locally instead of remaining focused on assembling finished products.

"We are no more a nation of assembly. We are moving into the entire ecosystem of manufacturing, parts, components, chemicals, gases, indigenizing entire manufacturing processes," Goyal said. ...