It was followed by the announcement Military application of Quantum of the National Quantum Mission (NQM) for 2023- communication brings benefits 2031, aimed ‘to seed, nurture, and scale up scientific such as tamper-proof or and industrial R&D and create a vibrant & innovative unbreakable encryption, secure key ecosystem in Quantum Technology.’ Under the distribution, and eavesdropping NQM, the Ce. [...] India and Quantum Communication Indian Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, while addressing the International Quantum Communications Conclave, said that ‘Quantum is the new frontier of technology for security purposes, [and] for cryptographic purposes.’⁷ The introduction of NQM has led to many new initiatives in government and the private sectors, currently in the pipeline, aiming to enhance India’s strate. [...] led to many new initiatives in For the development of quantum communication government and the private technologies, the NQM states a clear objective: build a sectors, currently in the satellite-based secure quantum communication system pipeline, aiming to enhance for a 2000 km range within India between ground India’s strategic capabilities stations and inter-city and beyond with other countries.. [...] ISRO is leading the innovation and research in safe communications through QKD, and the C-DoT is working to facilitate the ‘development of telecom and associated technologies by collaborating with Industry.’¹⁰ The latter has focused on ensuring that the broader ecosystem is incorporated in developing these technologies from academia, startups, and industry under the Collaborative Research Program. [...] A whole of system approach is needed for better inter-ministerial and department coordination between agencies like ISRO, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), with industries, academia, and start-ups that are working in the space.
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