This week, the powers that be in Karnataka presented a text book case of how not to improve investment climate, rather how to deter investments. The social media is rife with conspiracy theories, but the violent incidents in Kolar at the Wistron plant point out the need for a reality check of systemic fault lines. The harsh fact is you cannot win Formula 1 with the Indian avatar of the British Morris. For nearly a decade, India’s governments invested political capital to woo manufacturers of iconic products to ‘make in India’ by leveraging skill availability and low manpower cost. The tide of economics, propelled by rising wages in China, produced an opportunity for India to woo investors who were headed to Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Mexico. The consequences of the pandemic accelerated thought on re-configuring the supply chain of manufacturing away from China.