IESA Vision summit 2015: Time to measure output in electronics manufacturing

ISRO has delivered triple-star performance, why not Indian electronics product industry! When ISRO puts India in the top 6 space powers of the world, why not Indian electronic industry put India in the top 20 of electronics and semiconductor industry by 2020, this is what opined by Padma Bhushan Dr. K Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, ISRO at the IESA Vision Summit 2015. What is it required? Clearly most important thing is government support. ISRO is getting very good support since from its inception, and so is the achievement. It seems government is not just talking, but is very serious in supporting electronic industry the same level it has supported ISRO. The action has already begun. It was evident at the IESA vision summit 2015, where Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka and Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chattisgarh have announced support for the electronics design and manufacturing in their respective states. You name the infrastructure requirement: 24/7 power and water, roads, airports, good schools, hospitals, and also recreation, Chattisgarh is already offering all this to global electronics and semiconductor manufacturing companies. The mineral rich state is a better destination than investing in Vietnam. One of the speaker at the event was commenting why Intel is preferring to build semiconductor fab in Vietnam, when India offers a lot better option. T...