New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India will look to develop indigenous tunnel boring machines (TBMs) if China restricts exports of the specialised equipment, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, underlining the government's push to reduce dependence on imports for critical industrial technologies.
Addressing the Young Leaders Discourse Forum organised by Delhi's Kirori Mal College, Goyal said India would build its own manufacturing capabilities rather than allow restrictions from other countries to disrupt key infrastructure projects.
His remarks come amid China's move to tighten export controls on tunnel boring machines, raising concerns about the availability of equipment essential for large-scale infrastructure development....