It is a great pleasure to address the SemiconIndia Conference 2023. And I do so focussing on the subject of India’s role in critical and emerging technologies.
2. Where India itself is concerned, most of you know as well as I do the expected growth of the domestic semiconductor market. You are also deeply familiar with the steadily expanding production of electronic products in the country. It is a natural outcome of the journey of India from being the fifth largest economy currently to the third largest, which is our current goal. Our strong interest in expanding this aspect of manufacturing is reflected in the Modified Semicon India Programme which provides appropriate fiscal incentives. This too is a facet of a larger endeavour to promote manufacturing in India, articulated in the ‘Make in India’ initiative and the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. A more self-reliant India will ipso facto also be more self-reliant in…
