Semicon India 2025: PM Modi pushes for local semiconductor IP as Vaishnaw unveils first homegrown chip

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Semicon India 2025 event in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 2. Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw presented the first “Made in India” semiconductor chip to PM Modi.

Addressing the tech summit, PM Modi said, “The world trusts India, the world believes in India, and the world is ready to build semiconductor future in India.” He added that when other countries were facing challenges, India recorded the FY26 Q1 GDP growth of 7.8% which exceeded all the expectations.

“India…