India cannot become the next factory of the world by copying China, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday and emphasised that the country needs to get into sunrise areas of growth if it wants to be a global leader.
Addressing a virtual event organised by industry body CII, Kant said India's private sector has to set ambitious targets for itself and focus on green hydrogen, high-end batteries and advanced solar panels to become competitive.
"India cannot become the next factory of the world by copying China... We have always got into sunset areas of growth, this is the time to get into sunrise areas of growth," he said.
According to him, India should not get into areas where China is already a leader.
