With the aim of combating cybersecurity threats, India has launched a Rs. 8,000 crore national mission in order to gain supremacy in quantum computing.
The Department of Science and Technology is looking after the planning of the mission. According to a media report, “India will be building a 50 Qubit ‘Quantum Computer’ in 4-5 years as part of the mission, which will include building solutions for quantum communications, storage, and encryption.”
Quantum computing has the potential to disrupt traditional businesses and challenge our cyber-security.