Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh stated that AI, Nuclear, Space, and Quantum technologies will determine future growth and global competitiveness contours, with India rapidly emerging as a major force in these frontier technologies. The National Quantum Mission has achieved more than half of its targeted outcomes within three years of its 2023 launch, demonstrating India's growing scientific capabilities and commitment to global leadership in emerging technologies. Substantial progress has been made in quantum-secure communication, with significant applications in defence, strategic communications, cyber security, and protection of sensitive information.
India is advancing alongside leading nations in critical technology domains and building capabilities that will define the next era of economic growth, national security, and global competitiveness. AI is becoming an essential tool across every sector including governance, industry, education, healthcare, research, and public service delivery. India is simultaneously strengthening the supporting ecosystem through investments in digital infrastructure, computing capacity, data resources, and reliable energy systems.
Nuclear energy will play an increasingly important role in supporting India's technology-driven growth while contributing to the country's clean energy transition, particularly for advanced computing, data centres, and digital services. Policy reforms have expanded opportunities for innovation, entrepreneurship, and scientific advancement, with space sector opening unleashing a vibrant startup ecosystem and nuclear sector initiatives expected to accelerate investments, technological collaboration, and capacity creation.
The National Education Policy 2020 is described as a transformational step that has fundamentally changed educational approaches, replacing rigid academic pathways with flexibility and multidisciplinary opportunities. This policy is creating conditions for a stronger research ecosystem by encouraging students to enter research and innovation out of genuine interest and capability, which will improve scientific research quality and nurture a new generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders.
India is witnessing a structural shift from government-centric innovation to a collaborative ecosystem involving academia, industry, startups, and private enterprises, requiring pooling of financial, technological, and intellectual resources. The foundation laid through reforms in education, research, space, nuclear energy, and emerging technologies will strengthen India's journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047 and position the country among world's leading innovation-driven economies.