NITI Aayog releases “Future of India’s Semiconductor Industry” Roadmap
- NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released India's first comprehensive 10-year semiconductor roadmap on 29 May 2026, titled "Future of India's Semiconductor Industry".
- It charts India's pivot from being a large import-dependent semiconductor market to a critical node in the global semiconductor value chain by 2035.
- Reinforces and operationalises India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, announced in Union Budget 2026.
- High-value UPSC topic: cuts across GS-III (economy, S&T, internal security) and GS-II (international relations, supply-chain geopolitics).