Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's ambitions in advanced semiconductor technology, revealing that Indian engineers are working on designing 2-3 nanometre (nm) chips domestically, as he outlined the country's push to strengthen its position in the global technology and manufacturing ecosystem at the NDTV World Summit 2026.
Modi also highlighted India's growing innovation capabilities, economic ambitions and expanding role in global supply chains, arguing that the country's pursuit of self-reliance and technological advancement would contribute to global prosperity.
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PM Modi's Top 10 Quotes At NDTV World Summit 2026
1. 2-3 nm chips
“Indian engineers are working to design 2-3 nm chips in India. And to strengthen the talent pool, all facilities are being provided.”
2. Changing global order
“The changing world order calls for stronger global institutions, a greater voice for the Global South and international cooperation that stands firm in times of crisis.”
3. Viksit Bharat
“Viksit Bharat is not just for us. It is also a guarantee for a better world.”
4. International cooperation during crises
“International cooperation isn't just for good times. It must be effective during crises too. India is strengthening its own capabilities to help strengthen the world.”
5. Rising geopolitical tensions and trade weaponisation
“For decades, trade connected countries, technology bridged distances, sea routes linked economies, and culture and mobility brought different societies closer. But today, these very links are facing new tensions. Trade is becoming a tool of weaponisation. Technology is emerging as a new arena of competition and conflict. Sea routes are becoming centres of geopolitical tensions.”
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6. India's shift from manpower to mindpower
“We have moved from 'talent at scale' to 'thinking at scale.' Earlier, the focus was on manpower.
Today, it is on India's 'mindpower.' We are interacting with the world not merely as a 'back office,' but as a 'brain office.'”
7. Congress and allegations of seeking foreign intervention
“When the whole world is seeking a new world order, some people are dreaming of spreading disorder in India. They are maligning India by going abroad and petitioning foreigners for intervention. Don't know till when the Congress will keep putting the country at stake to launch its failed product.”
8. Limitations of global institutions
“The United Nations and other global institutions have had their historical role, but in the face of today's challenges, their limits are clearly visible. Now new powers are emerging, new voices are demanding their place, and new challenges are demanding new solutions.”
9. India's economic growth and global prosperity
“When India's economy becomes stronger, it gives the world an assurance of prosperity.”
10. India's role in shaping the new world order
“Today's challenge is not merely the emergence of a new global order, but how to build an order that accommodates new realities, makes global institutions more effective, and strengthens cooperation among countries. This is where the question of India's role comes to the fore.”
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