Beyond quantum talent

India has produced some of the world’s finest quantum scientists. Their research powers laboratories, universities and startups across the United States and Europe. Yet India has struggled to convert that scientific strength into a quantum industry of its own.

That gap is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. As governments pour billions into what could become one of this century’s defining technologies, India risks replaying a familiar script – supplying world-class talent while the intellectual property, products and commercial value are created elsewhere.