{
  "id": 3288736,
  "title": "Semicon push: Regulatory norms for high-tech industries to be eased, says Goyal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/semicon-push-regulatory-norms-for-high-tech-industries-to-be-eased",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-japanese-semiconductor-investment-bis-exemption-dholera-10849288/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal pledged to ease regulatory norms for high-tech industries such as semiconductors, in a bid to boost Japan's involvement in India's semiconductor and electronics manufacturing ambitions. Addressing Japanese companies at a Semiconductor and AI roundtable, Goyal assured Japanese firms that regulatory hurdles and certification requirements would be minimized, along with the creation of Japan-friendly social infrastructure in key hubs like Dholera and Sanand. The minister emphasized that India's semiconductor demand was expected to reach $150 billion by 2032, making it a crucial market for Japanese companies. Goyal emphasized the importance of Japan's participation across the entire semiconductor value chain, from chip design and equipment to fabrication, packaging, research, and talent development. He also highlighted the collaboration's evolution since the 2023 Memorandum of Cooperation between India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Goyal assured Japanese firms of minimized regulatory hurdles and certification requirements.",
    "India's semiconductor demand projected to reach $150 billion by 2032."
  ],
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Semicon push: Regulatory norms for high-tech industries to be eased, says Goyal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/semicon-push-regulatory-norms-for-high-tech-industries-to-be-eased-3290387",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:17:17.000Z"
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  "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."
}