Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Modi Says India Is Advancing Indigenous Products, Design and Technology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about India's technology plans at a telecom conference.
He said India wants to make more products and designs at home.
He also wants the technology and ideas behind those products to belong to India.
He said changes to rules and support for local manufacturing are helping this effort.
Semiconductor chips are already being made commercially at five locations, he said.
The next stage will try to build more of the chip supply chain within India.
Modi also said 5G service now reaches every district and runs through more than 550,000 base stations.
He said internet speeds have become ten times faster.
He described mobile phones as an important tool for digital services and governance.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is moving toward developing products and designs domestically and owning their underlying technology and intellectual property.
Speaking at the 10th India Mobile Congress in New Delhi, he described India as increasingly a creator and innovator, not merely a technology consumer.
Modi cited reforms including the Telecommunications Act and GatiShakti portal as efforts to strengthen the telecom sector.
He said commercial semiconductor production is underway at five locations, with the next India Semiconductor Mission phase focused on localising the supply chain.
Modi said 5G has expanded to more than 550,000 base stations and reached every district, while internet speeds have increased tenfold.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- He outlined India's push to develop products, designs, technology and intellectual property domestically, and cited progress in telecom and semiconductors.
- When
- Thursday, at the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To strengthen India's domestic technology ecosystem and increase technological self-reliance.
Domestic technology push
Reported progress
India's technology ambitions
Domestic technology push
Modi said India is pursuing domestic development of products and designs, along with ownership of the underlying technology and intellectual property.
Reported progress
The article reports these goals as Modi's statements and does not provide an opposing viewpoint or independent assessment of progress.
- Event
- 10th India Mobile Congress
- Telecom reforms cited
- The Telecommunications Act and the GatiShakti portal
- Commercial semiconductor production
- Underway at five locations, according to Modi
- Next semiconductor mission focus
- Localising the entire semiconductor supply chain
- 5G base stations
- More than 5.5 lakh (550,000)
- 5G coverage
- Reached every district in the country, according to Modi
- Internet speeds
- Modi said they have increased tenfold