India will lead world in services and quantum tech, says Andhra CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu said only India can provide services to the global community, citing the country’s demographic advantage and tech push. He highlighted plans for a "Quantum Valley" in Amaravati and praised PM Modi’s vision for self-reliance

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said that the future will be different and “only India can provide services to the global community”.

Addressing the ‘National Conference on e-Governance’ in the port city of Visakhapatnam, the Chief Minister underscored that some countries are suffering from an aging population crisis, and despite having technology, he hinted that they don’t have people to use it.

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“I am telling you, the future will be different. Only India can provide services to the global community,” said Naidu, adding that there is a shortage of nurses, doctors, and people to handle technology in Europe, Japan, and several other countries, which are facing an aging population crisis.

Contrasting this crisis with India, he said the South Asian giant enjoys the advantage of the largest population in the world, 143 crore people, and termed it a huge market. Naidu pointed out that China has ‘only 130 crore population’.

Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning the ‘Swadeshi movement’, Naidu said if ‘Swadeshi’ can be focused first, then ‘we can create big brands’. “Then if you can expand, producing everything, we can meet the global demand also. That is going to happen in the near future,” he said.

Furthermore, Naidu stated that the southern State is developing a mechanism to produce quantum computers, noting that companies like IBM and TCS have joined this initiative.

“We took initiative, now a quantum computer is coming. I assure you that within two years’ time, India is going to produce quantum computers, and we are going to export and meet domestic competition in the near future. That is going to happen now,” he said.

Noting that the US has Silicon Valley, Naidu said India has Quantum Valley, which is Amaravati. By January, he said India will join the club of quantum computing countries. According to the CM, only six to seven countries possess quantum computing capabilities, and he described Quantum Valley and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a deadly combination.

Underlining that the next 10 years are very crucial as well as inspiring, he said technologies such as AI, machine learning, blockchain, and quantum computing will redefine how governments think and act.

CM noted that 2047 is not far away and is only 22 years away. Naidu expressed confidence that India will emerge as the number one country in the world. Heaping praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naidu called him the right leader in the right place who understands technology and its power.