New Delhi, May 19 -- India needs to strengthen MSMEs, boost domestic manufacturing and reduce import dependence as part of the broader push towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat, ASSOCHAM President Nirmal K Minda said on Tuesday.

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the India Business Reforms Summit 2026, Minda said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "seven mantras" are implemented in the right spirit, they can strengthen both short-term and long-term economic goals, particularly through MSME growth and indigenous production.

"For long-term measures, we have requested the government to encourage MSMEs so that we can make our own indigenous products and become self-reliant. Make in India, MSME growth, digitisation and artificial intelligence ar...