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India's Manufacturing Dependency Monitor

Where does India remain strategically dependent on imports, how is that changing, and where are the next industrial opportunities emerging? A living index over 280 strategic products — a curated subset of the CMDD's 312 tracked opportunity surfaces — across twelve sectors and thirty-six states, scored, sourced and confidence-tagged.

68.1
Dependency Index0 = self-reliant · 100 = fully import-dependent
3.1 over 12 months71.2 (2025-07) → 68.1 (2026-06). Dependence is easing, slowly.
280products tracked
$116.8 bnstrategic imports
12mega-sectors
23Build-now opportunities

A modelled intelligence layer — every score is confidence-tagged (Verified / Reasoned estimate / Strategic inference). See the full product list and each product page for sources.

By sector

Where the dependency concentrates

High risk

India's deepest dependencies

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Opportunity radar

Where to build now

65Build-now
Tire Cord (PET, Nylon 66, Steel)
₹1,000 cr entry · gov support High
64Build-now
Paracetamol API
₹600 cr entry · gov support High
64Build-now
Anti-TB APIs (Isoniazid, Rifampicin)
₹800 cr entry · gov support High
64Build-now
Cardiovascular APIs (Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin)
₹1,800 cr entry · gov support High
64Build-now
EV Charger Power Electronics Modules
₹1,500 cr entry · gov support High
63Build-now
Penicillin G API
₹2,509 cr entry · gov support High
63Build-now
Vitamin KSMs
₹1,681 cr entry · gov support High
63Build-now
Steroids APIs
₹2,360 cr entry · gov support High
63Build-now
Anti-Cancer APIs (Cytotoxic)
₹1,833 cr entry · gov support High
Intelligence

Latest dependency signals

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State scorecards

Who is positioned to reduce the dependency

Directory

Every tracked product

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Semiconductors (36)

Defence & Strategic Systems (24)

Metals & Advanced Materials (21)

Electronics & Consumer Electronics (27)

Aerospace & Aviation (22)

Automotive & EV (24)

Energy & Renewables (22)

Pharmaceuticals & APIs (19)

Medical Devices (22)

Telecom & Networking (22)

Capital Goods & Industrial Machinery (22)

Specialty Chemicals & Performance Materials (19)

Source: Techadyant Labs — Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I). This monitor is a modelled intelligence layer — the Edition-I snapshot — re-scored over time. Every value is confidence-tagged and, where verified, sourced.