Innovate to make India ‘leader’ from ‘imitator’ in futuristic technologies: Rajnath

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the industry leaders to come up with innovative solutions to help India become a ‘leader’ from an ‘imitator’ in futuristic technologies, and stay prepared to deal with challenges emanating from the current global security scenario.

He was addressing the annual session of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi Thursday. The theme of the session was ‘Future Frontiers: Competitiveness, Technology, Sustainability and Internationalisation’.

The Defence Minister asserted that in today’s era, security equations are changing at an unprecedented pace and countries are focusing more than ever on technological advancements in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and genetics etc.

He termed it as both a challenge of not lagging behind in the race of technology as well as an opportunity of making a mark, with the aim to help the nation leapfrog on the path of progress. Rajnath Singh described Research & Development (R&D) in cutting-edge technology as the only way to achieve this goal, stating that it opens new dimensions crucial for the development and security of any nation in today’s times.