Key point 1 of South Korea coverage

India targets DDICs, not DRAM/NAND—no immediate direct threat

Key point 2 of South Korea coverage

Samsung already established in India with Noida smartphone plant

Key point 3 of South Korea coverage

Japan gaining relational advantage with India in equipment

SOUTH KOREA PERSPECTIVE

INDIA ACCELERATES SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION: TOWARD CHIP SELF-RELIANCE

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DOMINANT ANGLE

Protection of Korean memory chip supremacy and competition with Japan for the Indian market

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ANALYSIS

The South Korean press observes India's semiconductor ambitions with protective techno-nationalism. The Chosun Ilbo notes India targets display driver ICs (DDICs), a segment where Samsung and SK Hynix are not directly threatened—Korean supremacy lies in DRAM and NAND memory. However, the JoongAng Ilbo warns that India's growing ecosystem could eventually divert investments that would otherwise go to South Korea.

The Hankyoreh offers a more cooperative angle, recalling that Samsung already has a smartphone factory in Noida (UP) and that India's expanding semiconductor ecosystem could benefit Korean suppliers. KBS highlights the geopolitical dimension: South Korea, caught between US pressure and the Chinese market, could find India a welcome diversification partner.

Resentment toward Japan surfaces in coverage: Korean media note that Tokyo Electron and other Japanese equipment makers are already in discussions with India, fearing Japan may gain a relational advantage. Competition among Korea, Japan and Taiwan for access to the emerging Indian market is an underlying theme structuring coverage.

KEY POINTS

India targets DDICs, not DRAM/NAND—no immediate direct threat
Samsung already established in India with Noida smartphone plant
Japan gaining relational advantage with India in equipment
India as alternative diversification partner to Chinese market

COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED

Techno-nationalism: Samsung and SK Hynix as national treasures to protect

Resentment toward Japan instrumentalized in the Indian context

Ambivalent US dependence modulating positions

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Korea JoongAng Daily

MEDIUM

India's chip ambitions: What it means for Korea's semiconductor industry

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