Rajnath says niche technologies will propel India toward superpower status
The Hindu
He lauds efforts of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology scientists
If India is to be a superpower in the near future, then advanced and niche technologies will play a pivotal role in the process, according to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Mr. Singh, who was speaking at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) here on Friday, said scientists and professors at DIAT would be the mainstay in churning out advanced technological products vital to the nation’s security “If we want to make India a superpower in the next 10,15 or 20 years, then it is a given that advanced and niche technologies play a vital role. And only an institute like DIAT can contribute here, much more than anyone else…it fills me with pride to be the Defence Minister of such institutes and I think DIAT should get national recognition,” he stated. The institute was identifying technologies of the future and training manpower at the same time, he noted.
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