Aakash 2 to be made in India, completely

The occasion was the Indian Semi Conductor Vision Summit in Bangalore, which was attended by the HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal, who was the chief guest. At the event, Sibal revealed the larger plan that he had in mind for the upcoming Aakash tablet. An official statement now confirms that at the event Sibal stated that the Aakash 2 tablet will purely be of an Indian make, and that in the next tender for the tablet, he'll add this clause. Elaborating on this further, he stated that he wants to enhance the existing production base of the Aakash 2 tablet to make the end to end production of the tablet possible in the country and in the process, give opportunities to for R&D institutions, developers, electronic production houses. Click here for full story