# India insulates growth from global shocks

> Union Minister Vaishnaw warns tech disruptions and AI risks threaten global economic stability.
- Title: India insulates growth from global shocks · Financialexpress
- Summary: Union Minister Vaishnaw warns tech disruptions and AI risks threaten global economic stability. India is building critical materials expertise to insulate…
- Keywords: ashwini vaishnaw, bloomberg new economy forum, artificial intelligence, critical materials, technology supply chains, global value chains, business, money, news, India, insulates, growth
- Source: Financialexpress — https://financialexpress.com/business/news-india-insulating-growth-from-global-shocks-says-vaishnaw-4361535
- Author: FE Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-14T18:16:32+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ashwini vaishnaw, bloomberg new economy forum, artificial intelligence, critical materials, technology supply chains, global value chains, business, money, news
## Union Minister Vaishnaw warns
Union Minister for electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw says the world should brace for economic challenges from tech disruptions and financial risks.

> The global value chains (GVCs) will definitely be multi-border, multi-country, multi-geography
## India insulates growth
India is working to insulate its growth from tech disruptions, AI and financial risks through strategic supply chain decisions.

> strategic dependencies, which are the countries you can trust
## Global value chains shift
Global value chains will remain multi-border, multi-country, multi-geography with strategic dependencies requiring continuous reassessment.

> That is the nature of this industry, that will remain as such
## High debt risks
Developed economies' high debt levels could unravel within three to five years, disrupting employment in services sectors.

> high debt levels in developed economies could begin to unravel within three to five years
## Critical materials vulnerability
India's dependence on critical materials like chemicals and gases for semiconductors creates major vulnerabilities in technological sovereignty.

> the chemicals, gases, substrates and other inputs used in semiconductor manufacturing
## Time for action
India must quickly develop in-house expertise to handle critical materials within the time frame of mature materials ecosystems.

> We don’t have that luxury of time
## Key takeaway

India is building critical materials expertise to insulate growth from global economic shocks.