Amazon will be manufacturing its Fire TV streaming device in India, Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Twitter. "Delighted to share that soon Amazon will commence manufacturing of electronics products like FireTV stick in India," Prasad said. The announcement followed a videoconference meeting between Amazon India Managing Director Amit Agarwal and Prasad. Amazon has had its hardware, like Echo devices, Kindle e-book readers, and Fire TV streaming sticks, made in China. Fire TV devices are among the easiest to manufacture in India, as they are essentially just low-powered computers with an in-build HDMI cable to hook up to a TV. Ministry of IT @GoI_MeitY is setting up several digital villages. @amazonIN can pick up a few villages in India develop them as fully digital villages. Amazon should also work with small local shops and make…
