{"id":105821,"date":"2024-05-02T22:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=editorial-analysis&#038;p=105821"},"modified":"2024-05-04T06:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T00:54:02","slug":"election-manifestos-2024","status":"publish","type":"editorial-analysis","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/election-manifestos-2024","title":{"rendered":"Beyond  the  Manifestos, Technology  Challenges for  India\u2019s  Next Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across major global economies, <\/span><b>mastering the technological revolution is<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> paramount, from <\/span><b>China to the US<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><b> India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs to innovate to<\/span><b> stay competitive amidst this trend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.402%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Relevance For Mains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Artificial Intelligence, US-China Tech war, Quadrilateral Forum Chip-4 alliance, Quantum Computing.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Election 2024 Discourse<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indian Tech Policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Technology policy<\/span><b> may not be a prominent topic in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India\u2019s current election discourse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the incoming government in Delhi <\/span><b>will face significant challenges <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stemming from <\/span><b>rapid technological advancements.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global Tech Challenges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: These challenges include <\/span><b>navigating the impact of technological changes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on <\/span><b>major economies, geopolitical rivalries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><b> global governance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of key areas such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>artificial intelligence<\/b><\/a><b>, space industrialization,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><b> bioeconomy.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>China\u2019s Deep Tech Push<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Campaign for Mastering New Productive Forces:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Chinese Communist Party (CCP) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is spearheading a campaign to master the <\/span><b>\u201cnew productive forces.\u201d<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This campaign is pivotal to <\/span><b>Beijing\u2019s ambition of surpassing Washington i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n advanced <\/span><b>science and technology production a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd ascending to the top of the <\/span><b>global power hierarchy.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Government Support: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Li Qiang pledged a<\/span><b> \u201cnew leap forward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d in supporting <\/span><b>advanced technology sectors <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with priority areas <\/span><b>electric vehicles, new materials, commercial spaceflight, quantum technology, a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n<\/span><b>d life sciences.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shift to Technology-Intensive Economy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The concept of transitioning from <\/span><b>labor-intensive t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o <\/span><b>technology-intensive <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">production has been endorsed for some time.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Previous leaders like Hu Jintao emphasized <\/span><b>\u201cscientific developmen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t\u201d and the importance of <\/span><b>technology and innovation f<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>societal advancement.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strategic Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China aims for full control over the <\/span><b>new productive forces to reduce reliance on foreign technologies.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China has achieved dominance in sectors like<\/span><b> solar panels and battery storag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e but trails the <\/span><b>US in semiconductor production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> generative AI innovation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Technological Investment of the West<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Biden Administration\u2019s Focus: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The administration achieved bipartisan support for three significant pieces of legislation:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Infrastructure Investment Act.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>CHIPS Act<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The Inflation Reduction Act.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Limiting Support for Chinese Technological Development: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Biden administration aims to r<\/span><b>estrict US capital support for Chinese technological developmen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t. Measures include limiting <\/span><b>advanced technology exports from the US an<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d its allies to Beijing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Formation of Global Technology Coalitions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US is forging new technology coalitions with allies, such as the <\/span><b>Quadrilateral forum with Australia, India, and Japan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the <\/span><b>\u201cChip-4\u201d alliance i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ncludes the US and leading semiconductor producers:<\/span><b> Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilateral partnerships in critical and <\/span><b>emerging technologies are being established, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including the <\/span><b>iCET partnership with India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>France\u2019s Call for European Technological Sovereignty: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized <\/span><b>Europe\u2019s need to reclaim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a significant role in<\/span><b> global technological power distribution.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He called for strengthening <\/span><b>Europe\u2019s \u201cindustrial and technological sovereignty\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to close the gap with the<\/span><b> US and China.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macron advocated for substantial investments in <\/span><b>AI, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/metal-organic-framework-mof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>quantum computing<\/b><\/a><b>, space, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/biotechnology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>biotechnology<\/b><\/a><b>, and new energy technologies like<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/green-hydrogen-ecosystem-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>green hydrogen<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> nuclear fusion.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>India\u2019s Task \u2013 Beyond Manifestos<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Leveraging Technology for Development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prime Minister has <\/span><b>utilized digital technologies for<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> service delivery and e<\/span><b>mphasized investments in renewable energy o<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ver the past decade.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mission mode approach has been adopted to revive <\/span><b>India\u2019s semiconductor production, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and strategies for<\/span><b> accelerating India\u2019s AI capabilities h<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ave been developed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology has been a <\/span><b>focal point of the government\u2019s foreign policy, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially in building s<\/span><b>trategic partnerships with the US and Europe.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Need for Sweeping Technological Overhaul: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a need to <\/span><b>significantly increase national expenditure on R&#038;D <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and encourage <\/span><b>greater private sector participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in research, development, and p<\/span><b>roduction of modern technologies.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Modernization Imperatives: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>existing S&#038;T monopolies under government c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ontrol are outdated for India\u2019s goal of<\/span><b> building a technology-driven economy.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernizing In<\/span><b>dia\u2019s technological foundation is cru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cial for economic and national <\/span><b>security objectives.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next government must prioritize this <\/span><b>agenda to ensure India\u2019s inclusion in the global landscape <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>\u201cnew and high-quality forces <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of production.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"vc_button\"><b>Also Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/national-deep-tech-startup-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP): Key Features<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.1%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Mains Question: <\/b><a 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