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AISA hits back at Modi ‘chips to ships’ claim at IIT Delhi
The All India Students' Association (AISA) has publicly questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that everything from chips to ships will be manufactured in India. In a post on X, AISA said…
The Story in Brief
The All India Students' Association (AISA) has publicly questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that everything from chips to ships will be manufactured in India. In a post on X, AISA said it also wants that but noted that India currently only packages chips and has not achieved large-scale commercial fabrication, while the country's global shipbuilding share remains below 1 percent.
The comment came during PM Modi's speech at IIT Delhi's 57th convocation, where he said he believes everything from chips to ships will be built in India by Indian hands. AISA said vision is welcome but 'PR cannot be a substitute for industrial reality.'
The Indian Opinion
The AISA critique has a point about execution lagging behind rhetoric, but India's semiconductor packaging and ship repair sectors have moved from zero to some activity recently. The real test will be when a policy like the India Semiconductor Mission delivers its first commercial fabrication unit, not just packaging. Can the government produce audited numbers for chips actually designed and fabricated in India within two years, or will 'chips to ships' remain a convocation slogan?
Source: timesnownews.com
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