- Published on August 18, 2025
- In Deep Tech
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- By Sanjana Gupta
India needs to establish a self-reliant quantum ecosystem within the next decade if it wants to avoid the risk of falling behind, and being a mere consumer of foreign technology, according to Arindam Ghosh, professor of physical sciences at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
In an exclusive chat with AIM, Ghosh warned against the traditional Indian approach of importing and assembling components, while emphasising the need to execute a strategic homegrown approach towards developing quantum systems. He sees this as not just a matter of technological progress but that of national security and economic sovereignty as well.
“What worries me,” explains Ghosh, is that Indian quantum systems could be “assembled from imported components,” while yearning for a
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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