India Becomes Key Electronics Manufacturing Hub: Qualcomm CEO

India is fast becoming a major force in the electronics manufacturing industry in the world, as firms are diversifying supply chains to avoid China.

Cristiano Amon, the President and CEO of Qualcomm, states that India, as well as such countries as Vietnam, is turning out to be a major production centre of electronics in large volumes.

According to Amon, at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, India is developing an electronics manufacturing hub, because of the trend of global organizations to focus on economic efficiency and reduce the risk in their geopolitical focus.

In the past, electronics production shifted to Taiwan, South Korea and subsequent China. As observed by Amon, the US is the global leader in semiconductor innovation and most of the industrial manufacturing is based in Asia.

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The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated heavy dependence on global supply chains, especially in the areas of automotive and consumer electronics, where the shortage of chips severely affected the entire world. Everything must have chips, Amon said, in an attempt to emphasize the importance of having well-built and diversified supply chains.

In the case of India, this transition is an opportunity to open up India to foreign investments, generate employment and become more entrenched in international supply chains.

As the demand for semiconductors, AI devices, and related technology grows, the role of India in the manufacturing alternative to China increases, and the prospects of the development of the global electronic value chain grow significantly.

With the world diversifying its production base, India is also playing out in the electronics industry, a factor that will provide a strategic advantage in the global market.