Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India must move faster to build the hardware, skills and institutional base needed to compete in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum technologies. Speaking at a fireside chat organised by the IIT Madras Alumni Association, she framed the emerging stack as a strategic frontier for startups, industry and national capability.
Her remarks underscore a broader policy shift: India is no longer treating deep tech as a niche innovation story, but as a core economic and strategic priority that will require sustained investment, talent development and ecosystem coordination.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India must move faster to build the hardware, skills and institutional base needed to compete in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum technologies. Speaking at a fireside chat organised by the IIT Madras Alumni Association, she framed the emerging stack as a strategic frontier for startups, industry and national capability.
Her remarks underscore a broader policy shift: India is no longer treating deep tech as a niche innovation story, but as a core economic and strategic priority that will require sustained investment, talent development and ecosystem coordination.
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