The doors closed, muffling the noise of Delhi's restless streets.
Inside the room, Prime Minister Rohan, Dr. Homi Bhabha, and Finance Minister Harish Mehta sat facing each other, their expressions a mixture of skepticism and expectation.
Rohan didn't waste a second. His voice was sharp, direct. "We need to start our own semiconductor industry."
Harish barely glanced up from his notebook. "Another ambitious idea. And where exactly do you think we'll find the money for this?"
Bhabha leaned back, arms crossed, watching Rohan. "Semiconductors aren't like steel mills or dams. This isn't about brute force. It's about precision, science, years of research. You're jumping ahead of yourself."
"I'm not," Rohan said. "I know exactly what I'm saying. Semiconductors are the future. Radios, communications, defense, even computing everything will depend on them. We cannot afford to be a country that only imports technology. We must build."