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Vikram Misri decodes India’s chip strategy

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India’s push for self-reliance in the semiconductor sector does not mean building every part of the supply chain within its borders, but identifying areas where the country needs sovereign capabilities and partnering with trusted global players elsewhere, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said at SEMICON India 2026 on Friday.Misri said India’s approach to Atmanirbharta, or self-reliance, should combine the development of genuine domestic strengths with partnerships with global equipment makers, material suppliers and design companies. Trying to build everything within the country, he said, could lead to higher costs, slower innovation and a less connected industrial base.Also read: Semiconductor operations in India 'gaining strong traction' globally: BCG MD Ankush Wadhera“Self-reliance does not mean building everything within our own borders. No nation on earth does that, and no nation should try,” Misri said.He said India needed to determine where its capabilities and capacities “must be