India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

On September 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will walk into Yashobhoomi in Dwarka and inaugurate SEMICON India 2026. Global chipmakers, policymakers and investors will fill the halls behind him, all watching an industry India has built from the ground up. For three days, the country's semi-con (semiconductor) manufacturing story will be on full display. For an industry that barely had a heartbeat in India a decade ago, this is not just a conference. It is the moment India's semiconductor ambitions step into the spotlight.

The theme this year is "Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem." That phrase carries more weight than it first appears to. India is no longer asking w...