No nation builds a chip alone: Vikram Misri's case for partnership at SEMICON India 2026

At SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said semiconductor self-sufficiency does not mean producing everything domestically. He cited four factors for partnerships and noted the India Semiconductor Mission worth 76,000 crore rupees, 12 approved projects, and three fabs already in production.

• Misri: even Taiwan with 90% of advanced chips depends on foreign software, equipment, materials
• Four forces for coalitions: supply chain, diversification, tech race, standards
• India: ISM 1.0 at 76,000 crore rupees, 12 projects, three in production, ISM 2.0 started
• Partner criteria: complementarity, predictability, early investment in relationships