{
  "id": 14762496,
  "title": "India’s manufacturing growth opens new investment opportunities: Trifecta Capital co-founder Rahul Khanna",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/indias-manufacturing-growth-opens-new-investment-opportunities",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T17:43:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-manufacturing-growth-opens-new-investment-opportunities-trifecta-capital-co-founder-rahul-khanna/articleshow/134973444.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's expanding manufacturing sector and its reputation as a dependable economy are generating fresh investment prospects in chemicals, materials, and defense, according to Trifecta Capital co-founder and managing partner Rahul Khanna. Addressing a Bloomberg panel discussion, Khanna highlighted how India's engagement in the global manufacturing landscape is presenting opportunities across sectors where the venture capital firm has previously invested.\n\nKhanna noted that manufacturing is experiencing significant growth in India, with a plethora of pipeline opportunities emerging in chemicals and materials. The firm's investments in India have surpassed $1 billion, spanning over 200 companies, including unicorns Meesho and Urban Company. The company's focus on sovereign technology has also opened doors in the defense industry, where Trifecta Capital has made multiple investments.\n\nSupply chains are being restructured as businesses seek out dependable economies, with India positioning itself as such, particularly in the context of Europe. This shift in supply chains is leading companies to bring overseas technology to India before exporting it to Europe.\n\nPronto CEO Anjali Sardana shared how the company's operations in India contribute data that can be utilized for training robotics models and supporting research. She emphasized the challenges posed by the data shortage in robotics development, adding that robotics can help address labor market issues in developed countries. Sardana believes that by deploying robotics, the data bottleneck can be overcome, effectively solving two problems simultaneously.",
  "summary": "India's manufacturing sector is expanding, which is leading to investment opportunities in various industries and defence. Trifecta Capital's co-founder highlighted the rise of trusted economies, with India being a key player. Companies are restructuring supply chains and leveraging technology to facilitate growth opportunities. Robotics developments in India are also helping to overcome data…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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