ET Bureau Cisco is swapping telecom gear installed by Chinese gear makers in Indian telecom operators, a top executive said, adding that the US networking major is exploring opportunities to manufacture its products in the South Asian market as an alternative to China. The company is also evaluating products that it is going to make through a contract manufacturer in India by leveraging the production-linked incentive scheme, Sanjay Kaul, president, service provider business for Asia Pacific and Japan at Cisco, told ET. "We need alternatives to China and every large company has been dependent on China for manufacturing. We do…