Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha’s article ‘Jai Anusandhaan: Modi’s clarion call innovation and progress’ has been published in the July-August 2022 edition of Nationalist Magazine, Syama Prasad Mukherjee Research Foundation.
It is not that India lacked scientific and innovation capacity in the past; what it lacked was the ability to prioritise at the policy planning and implementation levels. While it is always welcome to strike technological collaboration with different countries, it is equally crucial to strengthen national innovation. Adapting, identifying and re-evaluating technology and innovation, and ensuring higher budgetary resources are allocated will help India to remain both resilient and competitive in the changing landscape, says Dr Sinha.