India
DRDO warns chip imports risk war failure by 2047
The Indian Express··2d ago
DRDO experts said India risks failing in AI-era conflicts without chip self-reliance by 2047. India produces 20 percent of global AI data but only 3 percent of data centres are here. About 90 percent of semiconductors are imported. The Rs 76,000-crore Mission 1.0 backed a dozen chip plants. In July 2026 Cabinet cleared Mission 2.0 at Rs 1.27 lakh crore.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Defence electronics and civilian tech both depend on chips denied under export controls.
- Import reliance leaves supply chains exposed if access tightens during conflict.
- Domestic fabs and materials work would change where India sources critical components.
What's Happening
- Experts at a Tuesday curtain raiser outlined India's gaps in fabrication and materials.
- Dr Anesh Sharma said India should aim for leadership in two nanometer manufacturing by 2047.
- Dr Anupam Sharma said future wars will hinge on algorithms and data, not tanks alone.
Semiconductor Mission Timeline
- Mission 1.0 backed Tata's fab and packaging units by Micron, Kaynes and others.
- Mission 2.0 adds subsidies across more parts of the chip ecosystem.
- DRDO flagged quantum computing and photonic circuits as early IP targets.
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