No nation builds a chip alone: Vikram Misri's case for partnership at SEMICON India 2026
Vikram Misri says India’s semiconductor self-reliance will depend on critical domestic capabilities and trusted global partners.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri of India spoke at SEMICON India 2026, emphasizing the importance of international collaboration in the semiconductor industry. He argued that no single nation can build a chip alone, as the value chain often requires components and expertise from multiple countries. Misri highlighted four forces driving nations into partnerships: the dispersed nature of the supply chain, over-concentration risks, shared national projects backed by investment, and standard setting for interoperability.
He stressed that self-reliance should mean having sovereign control over critical capabilities while partnering with trusted entities for the rest. Misri outlined India's strengths, such as its engineering talent, large domestic market, political stability, and policy momentum, and acknowledged the gaps that require external partnerships.
He concluded by outlining three criteria for selecting partners: complementarity, predictability, and relationship investment. SEMICON India itself was presented as a platform to build this trust among global industry stakeholders.
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