New Delhi:
India’s ambition to emerge as a globally competitive industrial hub will critically depend on the strength and scale of its industrial clusters. A strong example of this is the feat achieved by the luggage manufacturer, Samsonite. It was more than just a corporate milestone.
Its factory in Maharashtra’s Nashik became the American company’s largest production facility in the world by volume, overtaking long-established European manufacturing hubs.
And this is what the Economic Survey 2025-26 meant when it referred to how infrastructure and logistics can help in improving competitiveness. Samsonite’s example is another evidence of what Indian industry can achieve when scale, supply chains, and skills come together in one place.
Evidence from across the world shows that high-performing clusters are not just contributors to industrial activity; they are central to a nation’s export growth, attracting foreign investment, driving innovation and enhancing productivity, the Economic Survey said.
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