India’s semiconductor mission is not just about meeting domestic requirements but also aimed at contributing to global demand for trusted manufacturing, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. Addressing the SemiconIndia Conference 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the minister said the semiconductor mission “is truly a powerful case for make in India and make for the world”.
He told top executives of leading global semiconductor firms that their decisions and relationships have implications far beyond immediate business and can contribute to re-engineering the global economy.
Jaishankar also highlighted India’s growing cooperation in the critical technology domain with the US and mentioned a memorandum of understanding on semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership that was firmed up during US commerce secretary Gina M Raimondo’s visit to New Delhi in March.

Trust and transparency have emerged as key issues for the future of the digital domain and questions like who processes and harvests “our data is increasingly crucial in a world of artificial intelligence”, Jaishankar said. “Nor indeed can we any longer separate even basic manufacturing and everyday commodities and services from their data implications,” he added.