india: Technology is at the centre of national security policy of countries like China. What is India doing?

india: Technology is at the centre of national security policy of countries like China. What is India doing?

External affairs minister S Jaishankar at the Global Technology Summit 2022; Credit: Courtesy of GTS 2022

Synopsis

Geopolitical contests between countries like India and China are seeing a new front in technology. For China, the Digital Silk Road, the technology focused dimension of the Belt and Road Initiative, is one example. Apart from China, the US and others have been ahead in this game for quite a while. Where does India stand?

“India’s geopolitical positioning would be a net assessment of politics of energy, economics, and technological interests, amongst others. Rise of India will be deeply linked to [the] rise of Indian technology.” These balanced yet strong words of India’s External affairs minister S Jaishankar at the Global Technology Summit organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India in New Delhi in November 2022 point to how India is

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