India, May 19 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday asked the industry to identify goods that can be manufactured in India to help reduce import dependence of those products.

He also suggested increasing exports and buy goods manufactured in India, rather than importing them.

Addressing domestic traders, he said, "You should keep an eye on what goods are being imported, you will see opportunities in that too, what things can be manufactured in India."

Goyal urged stakeholders to study import trends through the commerce ministry's trade portal and identify opportunities for domestic manufacturing and import substitution.

The minister said, despite global economic uncertainties, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine and Wes...