Amid threats from China at the borders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought realistic ideas from his Council of Ministers to transform the country into a global manufacturing hub. The Prime Minister has asked Ministers to come up with original and realistic ideas that can be transformed into a policy to promote industrial growth and create jobs. At the 165-minute virtual interaction that started at 5 p.m. on June 20, the Prime Minister asked the Ministers to put the economy on a growth trajectory.

The interaction was about China and manufacturing challenges before India. The virtual platform was set up by the National Informatics Centre. A few Ministers, including the Defence Minister and the External Affairs Minister, were not present at the interaction. On June 19, the Ministers were informed about the agenda of the interaction. When the Prime Minister asked them to make their presentations of implementable suggestions, except one, all were "caught unprepared".