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A Political History of Technology in India: Midnight's machines https://youtu.be/fak4OnGoFPQ?t=163  Feb 28, 2020 In post-independent India, technology has emerged as a crucial sector for the country’s development. Arun Mohan Sukumar will trace the history of India’s technological evolution from Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi and unpack the various success and failures that have played a pivotal role in transforming India into a leading power.

Rajeev Gowda, Jahnavi Phalkey and Susmita Mohanty along with the author, Arun Mohan Sukumar in a discussion moderated by Anu Singh.

Book Review: This ‘Political History of Technology in India’ Couldn’t Resist Stereotypes  https://swarajyamag.com/magazine/book-review-this-political-history-of-technology-in-india-couldnt-resist-stereotypes by Aravindan Neelakandan - Monday, April 6, 2020..The author almost obsessively repeats the phrase 'the temples' of Nehru, which were the words Nehru had supposedly whispered to himself when he visited the Bhakra Nangal in 1956. ..

Indira Gandhi, the daughter of Nehru, when she was India’s Prime Minister, tried to make political capital out of the 'appropriate technology' movement that was becoming quite a fad in the Western counter-culture movement. By 1973, Schumacher had published his cult classic Small is Beautiful. ... Arun Sukumar states that 'Schumacher’s foolish romanticism produced exactly the narrative Indira’s government needed to cover up its failure to industrialise, and to keep the economy on a tight leash.'

Over all, one can see this book as a kind of new front opened to attack BJP’s pro- technology narrative with quite good selective scholarship. And like all anti-BJP academic work it packages its anti-BJP thrust with a good assessment of Nehru-Indira-Rajiv and P.V.N eras.

India's Semiconductor Failure  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isBYV6QWDIo   Sep 24, 2021 India is a semiconductor design powerhouse. Nearly every major semiconductor company has a presence in India, designing some of the most advanced chips in the world.

But once those designs are completed, they are sent to the United States, China, South Korea or Taiwan to fabricate. It begs the question. Why can't India fabricate any of the chips they lay out? In the 1980s, the Indian government attempted to follow China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, and Singapore in creating their own semiconductor manufacturing national champion. Things got off to a promising start, but then disaster struck. And the company - along with India's entire semiconductor manufacturing industry - hasn't recovered since.

What Exactly Happened with Vedanta - Foxconn Semicondutor Deal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le95IZXxLLg
 Jul 13, 2023

   Reasons why the deal developed problems. https://youtu.be/le95IZXxLLg?t=152 story behind the Vedanta-Foxconn Semiconductor deal. According to Bloomberg report, authorities are likely to inform the joint venture that it won’t receive incentives for building 28-nanometre chips. The venture has not been able to meet government requirements to receive funding as the project still lacks a technology partner and a manufacturing grade technology licence for construction of 28 nanometre chips. (https://www.outlookindia.com/business/government-to-reject-vedanta-foxconn-joint-venture-request-for-funding-report-news-290899)

Vedanta-Foxconn’s fab joint-venture talks with STMicro hit a bump STMicroelectronics wants to limit the scope of the technology transfer ... STMicroelectronics also has some reservations regarding its investment in the (Vedanta-Foxconn) combine. They want Vedanta to take the lead and invest more,” ( https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/devices/vedanta-foxconns-fab-joint-venture-talks-with-stmicro-hit-a-bump/99449084 )

As the opposition continues to target the Eknath Shinde government of letting the Vedanta-Foxconn deal slip from Maharashtra to Gujarat, https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/how-maharashtra-gujarat-offers-to-vedanta-foxconn-project-differed-anil-agarwal-eknath-shinde-101663234240811.html..

1. Gujarat offered a ₹28,000 crore capital subsidy to Vedanta-Foxconn for the semiconductor plant. On the other hand, the offer by Maharashtra government stood at ₹40,000 crore.

2. Gujarat offered 200 acres of land to both the companies at Dholera in Ahmedabad at 75 per cent of the going rate. Maharashtra offered 1,100 acres of land at Talegaon Phase IV in Pune district. Out of this, 400 acres were offered free of cost while the remaining 700 acres were offered at 75 per cent of the current rate.

 'No Impact On India's Semiconductor Goals', Says Govt As Vedanta-Foxconn Deal Ends
 https://news.abplive.com/technology/rajeev-chandrasekhar-vedanta-foxconn-plant-india-joint-venture-semiconductor-manufacturing-goals-1615029 Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said Foxconn's decision to withdraw from its Joint Venture (JV) with Vedanta has no impact on the country's semiconductor fabrication goals. 10 Jul 2023

As Foxconn-Vedanta deal snaps, a look at semiconductors & 'design giant' India’s 40-yr chip struggle  Jul 11, 2023  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBFx1nCjMIo  Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn has withdrawn from its $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with India’s Vedanta. While the Modi govt has said this won’t hurt India’s goals with respect to the cutting-edge chips, Foxconn has also reiterated its commitment to working with the country in the field

India’s Semiconductor Savior? Asianometry  May 16, 2022  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Z_uFwxPtk Recently, Indian mining giant Vedanta Resources announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwanese electronics assembler Foxconn to manufacture semiconductors in India. 10 billion dollar incentive plan by Indian Govt. to promote semi-conductor manufacruing in india.. through upto 50% fiscal support..