Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a “new and trustworthy location” for electronics manufacturing, urging global chipmakers to consider the country’s potential to relieve electronics from the “weaponisation” of supply chains.

“This is not a sector where you set up a factory and the job is done,” said Mr. Modi, who inaugurated the Semicon India 2026. “Wherever semiconductor ecosystems have been built in the world, the entire ecosystem has come together only after decades of hard work. But India, with your cooperation, has worked simultaneously on chip design, manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, the materials ecosystem, testing capability, and has demonstrated success.”

Mr. Modi’s address came days after the India Semiconductor Mission’s second phase, which has an outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore, was notified.

The Prime Minister said India is the “mother of democracy”. “When such a country succeeds in a critical industry, it strengthens the supply chain of the entire world. And today, when supply chains are being weaponised, its importance becomes much greater. We should also look at this development taking place in India from this larger perspective,” he said.

Semicon India 2026 brought together semiconductor and electronics firms from India and other countries.