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This consortium, a JV between Abu Dhabi-based Next Orbit Ventures and Israel’s Tower Semiconductor, announced last year that it was building a Rs3b semiconductor plant in Karnataka.

This consortium, a JV between Abu Dhabi-based Next Orbit Ventures and Israel’s Tower Semiconductor, announced last year that it was building a Rs3b semiconductor plant in Karnataka.

This is surely a blow to the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), but it should not be viewed as a major impediment to the long term plans for developing chip manufacturing facilities in the country.

In recent times, the progress in developing physical and digital infrastructure in the country has been much written about and discussed. A wonderful presentation made by Infosys cofounder and Digital India evangelist Nandan Nilekani recently underlined some major achievements.

Ironically, there can’t be a more opportune time for India to build a semiconductor hub. There is a US-China war on for the world chip-making market. The Joe Biden administration has come down heavily on US companies doing business with China.

While innovation cycles are shortening and digital standards are evolving, designing a semiconductor component or device and delivering it to market remains a timeintensive, technical process.

Many technology enthusiasts are confident that India’s digital infrastructure will be second to none in the world and will indeed be a role model for many emerging countries and even some of the developed economies.

Many technology enthusiasts are confident that India’s digital infrastructure will be second to none in the world and will indeed be a role model for many emerging countries and even some of the developed economies.

Many technology enthusiasts are confident that India’s digital infrastructure will be second to none in the world and will indeed be a role model for many emerging countries and even some of the developed economies.