{"id":9868,"date":"2025-09-02T19:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/global-supply-shifts-offer-india-a-once-in-a-lifetime-manufacturing-opportunity-expert-cameron-johnson-business-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:04:53","slug":"global-supply-shifts-offer-india-a-once-in-a-lifetime-manufacturing-opportunity-expert-cameron-johnson-business-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/global-supply-shifts-offer-india-a-once-in-a-lifetime-manufacturing-opportunity-expert-cameron-johnson-business-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Supply Shifts Offer India A Once-In-A-Lifetime Manufacturing Opportunity: Expert Cameron Johnson | Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9544514\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 02, 2025, 18:31 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9544514\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2491400761 asubttl-schema\">Cameron Johnson at Elara India Dialogue &#8211; Ashwamedh 2025 urges India to build resilient supply chains, stressing ecosystem integration to rival China.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2491400761 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"He urged policymakers, investors, and corporates to support the ecosystem with longer-term buyer agreements, customised education-to-industry pipelines, and cross-industry R&amp;D collaboration.\" title=\"He urged policymakers, investors, and corporates to support the ecosystem with longer-term buyer agreements, customised education-to-industry pipelines, and cross-industry R&amp;D collaboration.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2491400761\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He urged policymakers, investors, and corporates to support the ecosystem with longer-term buyer agreements, customised education-to-industry pipelines, and cross-industry R&amp;D collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">India has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to emerge as the world\u2019s next great manufacturing hub, but must move beyond simply competing with China on costs, warned Cameron Johnson, partner at Tidalwave Solutions and a global supply chain strategist.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Speaking at Elara India Dialogue \u2013 Ashwamedh 2025, Johnson laid out a five-pillar framework for building resilient supply chains: advanced infrastructure, skilled talent and education, government support, raw material processing, and technology integration. \u201cYou cannot just outbid China,&#8221; he said. \u201cIndia needs to build entire ecosystems that work in concert, not just assemble products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Over the past five years, global supply chains have been redrawn by diversification away from China, the rise of national security concerns, and the collapse of the post-WWII trade order. Washington\u2019s sweeping tariffs, he noted, are not just about trade imbalances but also about jobs, industrial policy, and foreign policy leverage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">These shifts are already rippling through India. According to Johnson, tariffs could shave $30\u201340 billion off India\u2019s exports by 2030, with textiles, apparel and home goods particularly exposed. Nearly half of India\u2019s shipments to the US now face tariffs, raising competitiveness concerns versus China, though marquee investors like Apple continue to enjoy exemptions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Still, India holds structural advantages unmatched outside China: a deep pool of engineers, English fluency, cost competitiveness, a legal system familiar to the West, and government incentives. Its scalability, Johnson stressed, is far ahead of Southeast Asian peers tied to China\u2019s slowdown.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">The challenges, however, are real \u2014 low productivity, dependence on imported materials, high capital costs, and fragmented regulation across states. \u201cInfrastructure is not just about roads and ports; it\u2019s about consistency and integration,&#8221; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">He urged policymakers, investors, and corporates to support the ecosystem with longer-term buyer agreements, customised education-to-industry pipelines, and cross-industry R&amp;D collaboration.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">\u201cThe old leaders \u2014 Japan, Korea, the US, Europe \u2014 are past their peak,&#8221; Johnson concluded. \u201cOutside of China, India is the only country capable of manufacturing at true scale. The window is open, but not forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-11-at-14.38.33-2025-02-47cdd4fd31681cc3efe5087cb8bd1418.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/varun-yadav-28203.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Varun Yadav<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. 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