Hello USA and China, Welcome a New Duo- Quantum Computing & India
The combination of Quantum computing and India is a deadly combo.
Quantum Computing was the surprising feature of Union Budget 2020, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dispensed Rs 8,000 crore towards the National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications in India. So, other countries beware of this new duo – quantum computing and India. In spite of the fact that it is one of the mainstream trendy innovations, this unexpected notice at the Union Budget gave Quantum Computing in India the much-needed attention and praise.
Quantum technology is viewed as the next stage to make PCs both quicker and more brilliant. It is now establishing the framework for tough codes, computers that can do the math at a mind-blowing rate, and super-rapid database searches. Such functionalities will likewise be crucial to implement artificial intelligence at a larger scale (AI).
While India is definitely progressing in terms of using advanced technologies, it is slowly and steadily becoming a part of the quantum supremacy race.
The only established experimental group in India, which is dealing with superconducting quantum devices is the Quantum Measurement and Control (QuMaC) Lab in TIFR that is led by Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan. The group began in Dec 2012, turned out to be completely operational in Jan 2014 and has a few significant publications which incorporate the development of ultra-low noise broadband amplifiers for quantum measurements and a novel three-qubit quantum processor called the “trimon”.
Explored more than quite a few years, quantum computing in India is presently gradually starting to grow out of labs. The cloud is being utilized to make the innovation economically available. The timing is correct on the grounds that speed and security form the core of numerous verticals. The amount of data and the speed at which it is produced should be filtered. This can be done through quantum computing technologies.
India’s new quantum mission, to be controlled by DST, is an extensive increment on past commitments. The financing support will guarantee that India can make huge contributions in these disruptive advances. The new mission will organize the work of researchers, industry pioneers and government divisions. One objective is to build up a 50-qubit computer within 4-5 years. This is goal-oriented, however absolutely achievable given the strength the Indian ICT sector has. What may work in support of India is bolstering partnerships with similar nations to gain ground.
The number of groups of quantum computing in India is also increasing gradually. During the last decade, there were under 100 global international journal publications from India on quantum computing. However, this number is also increasing in order to compete in the quantum supremacy race. In India, different groups are working in the space of computer algorithms, physics, electronics, and materials engineering with interests in quantum computing. It is a profoundly interdisciplinary region. Computer scientists and mathematicians need to deal with algorithms, architectural challenges for scalable frameworks, data storage, and data transmission while others will zero in on the physical realization of the essential elements of the quantum computers.
In the worldwide competition to fabricate quantum computers, India has so far been available just in theory than the US, China and the small bunch of other European nations that were burning through a lot of money. India had no national program. It had various theorists, yet a couple had been attempting to assemble a quantum computing device in India.
A couple of experimental research groups began rising around five years ago, and some of them have gained ground. Presently the Department of Science and Technology (DST) needs to give them more money, as it is understood that quantum computers are crucial to tackle issues that will emerge later on.
Quantum computing companies in India are making a breakthrough in quantum computing. Bengaluru-based QNu Labs is India’s first and only Quantum-resilience company, which gives unconditional security products and solutions for the Cloud and the Internet. The organization fundamentally manages Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), which considers the exchange of cryptographic keys just between two individuals involved, with the assistance of encoded quantum bits, likewise called Qubits. This startup additionally plans to work in the space of QRNG (Quantum Random Number Generator), which manages to create arbitrary numbers in hardware and has a significant role to carry out in quantum security.
The advantages of nanotechnology endeavors could be guided into a particular national goal if these research groups direct their concentration toward quantum computing putting India on the world map as a huge contributor towards propelling the quantum computing efforts.
