{
  "id": 14570013,
  "title": "If no chip self-reliance, risk of failing in future conflicts: DRDO units",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/if-no-chip-self-reliance-risk-of-failing-in-future-conflicts-drdo",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/if-no-chip-self-reliance-risk-of-failing-in-future-conflicts-drdo-units-10922251/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has warned that India will face severe risks in future conflicts if it fails to achieve self-reliance in chip manufacturing by 2047, the target year for Viksit Bharat. While India generates 20% of the world's AI data, it only hosts 3% of AI data centers. The country's semiconductor industry relies on imports, with 90% of the industry dependent on foreign sources. In a briefing ahead of the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave, DRDO officials stressed the need for India to focus on advanced chip designs, quantum computing, photonic integrated circuits, and neuromorphic computing to establish intellectual property leadership. Experts believe that achieving self-reliance in semiconductors will be crucial for India's strategic power in the era of AI, cyber technologies, and space power.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "India aims for chip self-reliance by 2047 for Viksit Bharat.",
    "DRDO warns severe risks in future conflicts without self-reliance.",
    "90% of India's semiconductor industry relies on foreign sources."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Reducing heavy reliance on foreign semiconductor imports is essential for India to secure its strategic autonomy and technological leadership across the critical domains of artificial intelligence and space power.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "If no chip self-reliance, risk of failing in future conflicts: DRDO units",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/if-no-chip-self-reliance-risk-of-failing-in-future-conflicts-drdo-14572704",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:00:58.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}