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NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub releases paper on quantum computing and national security

NITI Aayog announced its Frontier Tech Hub on 5 March 2025 and, with the Data Security Council of India, released a paper titled 'Quantum Computing: National Security Implications & Strategic Preparedness'.

Summary

NITI Aayog announced the NITI Frontier Tech Hub (NITI-FTH) on 5 March 2025, set up as a 'Frontier Tech Action Tank' to speed up India's transition into a frontier technology nation on the way to Viksit Bharat 2047. On the same day, the Hub and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) released a strategic paper, 'Quantum Computing: National Security Implications & Strategic Preparedness', on the rapid evolution of quantum computing and what India needs to do to get ahead.

Key facts

Date
5 March 2025
Hub
NITI Frontier Tech Hub, a 'Frontier Tech Action Tank'
Paper
Quantum Computing: National Security Implications & Strategic Preparedness
Partner
Data Security Council of India (DSCI)

Practice MCQs 1 questions

Q1 Advanced

With which organisation did NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub release the paper 'Quantum Computing: National Security Implications & Strategic Preparedness' on 5 March 2025?

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Correct answer: B — Data Security Council of India

The paper was released by NITI-FTH in partnership with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI).

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