Quantum Jump: GoI does well to fund R&D in computing’s next revolution

It is a measure of the mind-bending nature of quantum that the ground-breaking research of 1970s and 1980s into the phenomenon of entanglement, the heart of quantum science, was recognised with a Physics Nobel only in 2022. The Laureates had shown that entangled particles (physically apart yet linked) can ferry information over massive distances. This has far-reaching implications for quantum communications tech (QCT), of key strategic significance to India and one of the four verticals for the mission’s R&D. QCT allows a country to secure its critical infrastructure with quantum cryptography to make it.