New Delhi - India is considering measures to promote local production of 100 items that it has identified as inputs critical for its factories, as it looks to cut its reliance on overseas suppliers.A senior government official said on Tuesday that the 100 items have been shortlisted from a wider selection of goods that total up to $51 billion in imports, according to a Reuters report.

The shortlist is part of a larger exercise to find imports that can be made at home. In July, Reuters had reported, citing three government sources, that India was seeking to . . .