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India's Finance Minister has officially elevated quantum technology to a strategic infrastructure priority alongside AI and semiconductors, signaling a shift toward building domestic hardware capabilities and workforce skills rather than relying solely on market listings for validation. This policy stance emphasizes the need for academia-industry collaboration to develop the physical and human capital required to sustain emerging tech ecosystems.

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India’s Finance Minister Places Quantum Among Next Major Infrastructure Investment Priorities

The Quantum InsiderSeptember 28, 20264 min read

Insider Brief India’s next major infrastructure investments will include quantum technology alongside artificial intelligence and semiconductor chips, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, according to the Hindustan Times. Speaking at a fireside chat organized by the IIT Madras Alumni Association, Sitharaman called for academia and industry to work together to build capabilities in those fields. India […]

India’s next major infrastructure investments will include quantum technology, AI and semiconductor chips, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, according to the Hindustan Times. Sitharaman called for academia and industry to work together to build capabilities, although the report specified no new quantum funding allocation or investment timetable. She rejected claims that India had fallen behind in AI and quantum, saying stock-market listings were an…

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