New Delhi: Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, the Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North-East Region, drew a parallel between semiconductors and the ‘charkha’ on Wednesday, stating that they epitomize India’s quest for self-reliance in the contemporary age. During his address at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025, Scindia remarked that semiconductors embody the same ethos of Swadeshi and self-sufficiency that the charkha represented during India’s struggle for independence.