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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIndian semiconductor tech

Topic: Indian semiconductor tech

Why India’s manufacturing-first approach to semiconductors is unsustainable

India is projected to face a shortage of nearly 3 lakh semiconductor professionals by 2027. Without a coherent talent strategy, states risk creating infrastructure without a workforce to operate it.

India sets 2032 aim for chipmaking parity with major producers

India has used a $10 billion fund to fuel its chip programme, helping to bring about assembly, packaging and testing ventures. But it still lags far behind industry leaders Taiwan, South Korea, US, China and Japan.

Bengaluru, Gujarat, Chennai—mapping India’s emerging semiconductor hubs

Emerging hubs in India mirror the factors that have long driven the US’ semiconductor clusters in New York, Texas, Oregon, and California.

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.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.