India emerging as deep-tech powerhouse through sustained policy support: NITI Aayog Member Abhay Karandikar
NITI Aayog member Abhay Karandikar stated that India is becoming a deep-tech powerhouse due to sustained government policy and investment. Speaking at the IISER Thiruvananthapuram convocation, he emphasized the importance of human ethics alongside AI-driven scientific discovery.
Why it matters
This reflects India's strategic shift toward high-tech self-reliance through national missions in semiconductors, quantum computing, and AI.
Abhay Karandikar, Member, NITI Aayog, and former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has said that India has evolved from a centre for frugal innovation into an emerging deep-tech powerhouse through sustained policy support and investments during the last decades.
Transformative national initiatives such as the National Quantum Mission, IndiaAI Mission, India Semiconductor Mission, National Supercomputing Mission, BioE3 Policy, Green Hydrogen Mission and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation have created unprecedented opportunities for young researchers and innovators, he added.
He was delivering the convocation address at 14th convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram in Vithura on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Karandikar urged the graduates to become lifelong learners and uphold the values of excellence, integrity and service while applying science and technology for the betterment of society and nation building.
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