India should aspire to be among early leaders in emerging technologies: PM

New Delhi, Sep 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday chaired the Semiconductor Roundtable with leading CEOs at Seva Teerth.
During the meeting, Prime Minister emphasised the importance of close collaboration between the Government and the semiconductor industry in shaping India’s technology future. He highlighted India’s strong foundation of talent, technology adoption and infrastructure, and called for greater industry participation in skilling, innovation and emerging technologies such as AI and Quantum Computing. Referring to the target of training one crore people in AI, he said India’s talent pool, combined with the experience and capabilities of global industry leaders, can create significant opportunities.
Prime Minister said India should aspire to be among the early leaders in emerging technologies. He noted the significant progress made in the semiconductor sector and said the ecosystem is now moving from foundational efforts to a phase of greater scale and opportunity.
Prime Minister reiterated the Government’s commitment to a predictable and responsive policy environment, while emphasising that policies must evolve in line with technological advancements and industry requirements. He invited industry leaders to share suggestions on policy and administrative measures and assured them that their inputs would be given due consideration in further strengthening the sector. He encouraged industry leaders to actively participate in the next phase of India’s semiconductor growth.
The CEOs appreciated the Government’s sustained efforts to develop India’s semiconductor capabilities, noting the progress made in manufacturing, design, infrastructure and talent development. They expressed confidence in the opportunities emerging under ISM 2.0 and in India’s potential to build capabilities across the semiconductor value chain, including manufacturing, R&D, advanced technologies and supporting industries.
Appreciating the leadership and support of the Prime Minister, they said the progress achieved in recent years has created a strong foundation for further industry participation. They expressed their commitment to contributing to India’s emergence as a globally competitive semiconductor and technology hub.
The meeting was attended by CEOs, Heads and representatives of various organisations including SEMI, Micron, Infineon, Applied Materials, ASML, Merck, Tokyo Electron Ltd, FujiFilm, AMD, Intel, Tata Electronics, Lam Research, Rapidus, NXP, Foxconn, Semi Conductor Devices, Advantest, Celesta Capital, CG Power, IBM Reserach among others.