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𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, according to the @MIT Quantum Index Report 2026. Only China and the United States are ahead of us in publication output over 2021 to 2025. The citation data give a more nuanced picture. India accounts for 6.1% of quantum computing publications, but 3.5% of the world’s top 10% most cited papers, placing us fifth on this measure. In quantum #communications, the gap is wider. Our share of publications is 5.6%, while our share of the most cited papers is 2.3%, placing us ninth. The research h-index rankings show a similar pattern, with India joint 9th in quantum computing and 10th in quantum communications. Patent activity has grown rapidly. #Quantum technology patent filings in India increased from 226 in 2023 to 883 in 2025, nearly quadrupling in two years. This was the fastest growth among the locations tracked in the report. India’s participation in quantum research is substantial, while its citation impact is stronger in computing than in communications. I believe, greater research influence would make our position more significant. I am very happy to see India occupy a place among the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 and the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 is encouraging. We now need 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 to participate more actively in translating these research gains into useful quantum technologies and products. I congratulate the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 for this achievement and I am happy that NQM now has a substantial research base to build upon. You can download the full report from the MIT page or from my LinkedIn post: lnkd.in/p/gznUaVf6 #NationalQuantumMission @PrinSciAdvGoI @IndiaDST @DrJitendraSingh @nqmdst