India has emerged as a global hub for semiconductor design and R&D

• India hosts ~7% of global Semiconductor-domain Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and employs ~20% of the world's chip-design workforce.
• Strategy anchored in Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India, Make for the World, targeting the full stack: R&D → Design → Fab → ATMP → talent.
• Examinable for GS-III (Economy, S&T) — flagship execution vehicle is the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) under MeitY.