A fab at the expense of food security is not a good deal. When you can't feed your people, you are at the mercy of other nations, and that greatly harms nationa

A fab at the expense of food security is not a good deal. When you can't feed your people, you are at the mercy of other nations, and that greatly harms national security. India used to once have frequent famines, and had to beg food from other countries. Today it can feed its billion+ population because it is the world leader in producing fruits, vegetables, grains, diary produce etc. A starving population doesn't care about CPU chips.