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PM Modi: Technology reshaping global power balance at IIT Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Param Pragya, an AI-powered supercomputer, at IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus during the institute’s 57th convocation on Saturday. He said rapid technological advancement is reshaping the global balance…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Param Pragya, an AI-powered supercomputer, at IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus during the institute’s 57th convocation on Saturday. He said rapid technological advancement is reshaping the global balance of power and that no one can predict the world in 20-30 years. Modi urged graduates to embrace lifelong learning, adding that those who keep learning will succeed. He highlighted government initiatives: the Prime Minister's Research Fellowship, a Rs 1 lakh crore research fund, the National Research Foundation, and the One Nation One Subscription scheme that gives remote students free access to global journals. Over 3,000 students received degrees, including 587 PhD scholars.
The Indian Opinion
Some dismiss such speeches as empty rhetoric, while supporters call them visionary. The real test is whether the Rs 1 lakh crore research fund and the new Param Pragya supercomputer actually accelerate homegrown innovation. Modi is asking graduates to think of national benefit, but his government must also ensure that bureaucratic hurdles and stagnant faculty numbers don't choke the very research he champions. Will the next five years show a measurable jump in India's high-impact patents and AI startups?
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