A key highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day Speech from the Red Fort marking 75 years of Independence was his call for “Jai Anusandhan” following up on Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s “Jai Vigyaan” and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”. PM Modi’s call to action on boosting Indian research and innovation underscores the critical gap in realising India’s Techade at a time when Techno-nationalism has taken centre stage in geo-politics.
American President Joe Biden recently gave his assent to the CHIPS and Science Act, which allocates several million dollars to domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Also embedded within the CHIPS
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