Jyotiraditya Scindia Leads Strategic Industry Roundtable to Chart India’s Telecom Vision

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, today spearheaded two pivotal conversations at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025—each reflecting a cornerstone of India’s vision to become a global telecom manufacturing powerhouse and an innovation-first economy.

The day began with a high-powered CEO Roundtable on “Charting India’s Telecom Vision: A Leadership Dialogue”, drawing 37 leaders from across the telecom value chain. This was followed by a dynamic interaction titled “Nation Builders: How Unicorns and Government are Co-Creating the Future”, where Union Minister Shri Scindia engaged directly with some of India’s most innovative startups and unicorn founders. Together, the sessions reinforced the government’s commitment to co-creating a digitally inclusive, technologically sovereign, and globally competitive telecom ecosystem.

 Charting India’s Telecom Vision: Industry and Government Align on Strategy

Addressing the CEO Roundtable, Union Minister Shri Scindia underscored the telecom sector’s pivotal role as the backbone of India’s digital economy and a vehicle for inclusion for 1.4 billion citizens.  He stated that the success of Digital India had been shaped by the innovation of the people and the facilitation provided by the government. He emphasized that together, they were not just connecting people, but also building the digital architecture of a new India and a new global era.

India’s telecom sector is undergoing a transformative shift, anchored in domestic manufacturing and R&D. India is now nearly self-sufficient in critical telecom products, with much of the 5G rollout powered by indigenously manufactured equipment — a major leap towards technology sovereignty.

The Union Minister outlined India’s strategic DSS framework — Design in India, Solve in India, Scale from India — calling it a global growth vision, not protectionism. He urged the industry to invest further in IP creation, sustainable product innovation, and resilient, scalable solutions that meet India’s unique needs while strengthening global supply chains.

Union Minister Shri Scindia called on the CEOs to “move forward as partners in innovation,” co-develop standards, cybersecurity frameworks, and invest in skilling through initiatives like 5G Labs and Centres of Excellence.

Nation Builders: Startups and Unicorns Powering India’s Innovation Engine

Later in the day, Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, addressed the Nation Builders Summit at India Mobile Congress 2025, outlining how India has undergone a historic transformation over the past decade from a services-led economy to a global powerhouse for digital innovation, advanced manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.