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TopicIndian semiconductor tech

Topic: Indian semiconductor tech

IITs, IISc roll out semiconductor courses. Army of engineers needed for India’s chip dream

To meet India’s goal of becoming a semiconductor powerhouse, IITs and IISc are rejigging curricula, launching short courses, and hosting online classes. Focus is on fabrication, not just design.

Global media on Russia-Ukraine war stealing sparkle of India’s diamond city & Bihar’s 2005 jailbreak

International media also looks at India's semiconductor deal with US sparking new tech rivalry with China. India is emerging as a key player in semiconductors and IT services, it notes.

‘Chips never down in India’. Modi lays out red carpet for semiconductor firms, highlights growing market

While addressing Semicon India 2024, PM Narendra Modi says India's favourable policies have helped attract investments more than Rs 1.5 trillion in this sector.

Biden talks of progress on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, India’s role in semiconductor supply

Speaking at Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Family Photo, US President announces advancements in crucial initiative proposed by the US and supported by 13 APEC partners, including India.

China finds India’s semiconductor goals unrealistic. It is waiting for New Delhi to fail

China’s major drawback in semiconductor manufacturing has been the ability to secure the talent to scale production. India will face the same problem.

Foxconn to invest Rs 16 billion in electronic components plant deal with Tamil Nadu, says govt

The facility will be separate from the current sprawling campus near Chennai where Foxconn assembles Apple's iPhones and employs more than 35,000 people.

Stable govt, talent, aspiration – Modi pitches to be world’s ‘trusted’ chip-making partner

At inauguration of flagship event SemiconIndia2023 in Gandhinagar, the PM detailed reforms and tax exemptions the government has undertaken to bring in more investment in the sector.

‘Why not,’ asks PM Modi as he encourages investment in India’s budding semiconductor sector

Modi inaugurated SemiconIndia 2023 in Gandhinagar Friday – the government’s flagship event aimed at making India a global hub for semiconductor design, manufacturing and technology development.

US chipmaker AMD to invest $400 million in India, to build largest design center in Bengaluru

The new 500,000-square-foot campus will increase AMD’s office footprint in India to 10 locations. It already has more than 6,500 employees in the country.

‘Yeh India ka time hai:’ Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal says partners lined up to make chips

After Vedanta’s $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Taiwan’s Foxconn recently fell through, Agarwal says 100% committed to make semiconductors in India.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.