The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"
—Pope Leo XIV
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US semiconductor-equipment maker Applied Materials has committed $5 billion over the next decade to integrate India into the global chip value chain.
India’s Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leading the country’s largest-ever business delegation of over 200 representatives to Japan from August 24. The four-day visit covering Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka prioritises semiconductors, artificial intelligence, clean energy and advanced manufacturing to deepen economic ties.
India’s Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore ($13.23 billion), expanding beyond ISM 1.0’s fab-first approach to fund chip design, advanced packaging, materials, equipment manufacturing and R&D across the semiconductor value chain.
As AI power centralises in the US and China, “Sovereign AI” concept at AI Impact Summit 2026 promises countries digital self‑reliance. India’s full‑stack AI strategy will test whether that promise can be turned into practice.
All roads lead to New Delhi as India anchors the Global South AI dialogue with the launch of India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Monday.
