Punjab, Sept. 15 -- The Prime Minister chairs a roundtable with global semiconductor chief executives today, a day before he inaugurates SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi. The roundtable is the part of the week where something can actually be agreed.

The scale of the event

The show runs 17 to 19 September. Organisers list more than 500 exhibiting companies from over 20 countries, more than 240 international companies, and delegations from more than 40 countries.

Six countries have taken full pavilions: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and the Netherlands. That list is not random. Between them they cover equipment, materials, lithography and advanced packaging - the parts of the chain India is trying to attrac...