India has ‘building blocks’ for semiconductor growth, must bridge knowledge, market gaps: L&T Semiconductor Tech CEO

Mint - Sep 18, 2026

India has the building blocks to strengthen its position in the semiconductor industry but must bridge knowledge and global market-exposure gaps, L&T Semiconductor Technologies CEO Sandeep Kumar said, highlighting artificial intelligence (AI) is not a hype but a reality and not an anomaly in the evolution of technology.

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