India touted as option to ease U.S. chip workforce gap

WASHINGTON -- Indian talent could help solve anticipated worker shortages in U.S. chip supply chains, but immigration policies remain a hurdle as the two countries look to strengthen cooperation on critical technologies.

American chipmakers have committed billions of dollars in investments in India following a memorandum of understanding to establish a Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership signed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal in March 2023.