Steel, textiles, pharma, auto etc. are all relatively "primitive" stages of manufacturing. Parent comment is probably talking about manufacturing precision tools and complex micro-electronics at a gigantic global-level scale like China and Taiwan, as is required for semiconductor-related stuff. India's electronics manufacturing is absolutely nowhere near industry leaders.
I am not a manufacturing expert, although I do have some experience developing software projects for two manufacturing companies, but overall, I think I have enough broad industry knowledge, both as a software developer and an educated and widely-read layman, to say that steel and textiles maybe primitive or basic industries, but pharma and auto are more than that.
My reply to him was about exactly that (the "basic" part), and nothing else.
So, this part of your comment is actually corroborating my point:
>Steel, textiles, pharma, auto etc. are all relatively "primitive" stages of manufacturing.
The rest of your point (about the advanced stuff) is irrelevant to this particular small subthread starting from that quoted point, even if relevant overall.
>India's electronics manufacturing is absolutely nowhere near industry leaders.
I never said it was. So you are disputing a point I never made.
And India does make some more advanced stuff too, but I will not bother to get into that; you can look it up yourself, if so inclined. I anyway gave many Wikipedia and other links above.
Except for one below, which is worth giving separately:
>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO /ˈɪsroʊ/)[a] is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS. It is primarily responsible for space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation and the development of related technologies.[3] The agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communications and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN and IRNSS satellite navigation systems. It has sent three missions to the Moon and one mission to Mars.
>ISRO built India's first satellite Aryabhata which was launched by the Soviet space agency Interkosmos in 1975.[8] In 1980, it launched the satellite RS-1 on board the indigenously built launch vehicle SLV-3, making India the seventh country to undertake orbital launches. It has subsequently developed various small-lift and medium-lift launch vehicles, enabling the agency to launch various satellites and deep space missions. It is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possess full launch capabilities with the ability to deploy cryogenic engines, launch extraterrestrial missions and artificial satellites.[9][10][b] It is also the only one of the four governmental space agencies to have demonstrated unmanned soft landing capabilities.[11][c]
ISRO's programmes have played a significant role in socio-economic development. It has supported both civilian and military domains in various aspects such as disaster management, telemedicine, navigation and reconnaissance. ISRO's spin-off technologies have also aided in new innovations in engineering and other allied domains.[12]
