India's push to expand semiconductor manufacturing has generated optimism, but factories alone will not guarantee success. A chip ecosystem depends on a steady supply of engineers, technicians and researchers with highly (1) ______ skills. Training programmes therefore need to be aligned with industry requirements rather than designed in a purely (2) ______ manner. Experts also warn that policy enthusiasm must be matched by patient investment, because this sector is too capital-intensive to reward (3) ______. If institutions, firms and governments work in close (4) ______, the country can gradually reduce dependence on imports. Without such coordination, bold announcements may produce publicity, but little enduring (5) ______.