Quantum Computing Touted To Be At Centre Of India's 'Techade'. Is It Truly The Future?
“India’s techade is here!” Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised during his Independence Day address in August 2022. Fast forward to January 2023, when Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that quantum computing “will be at the core of the growth and expansion in India’s techade”, adding that India is collaborating with partners and players from across the globe to build “an ecosystem of innovation, along with startups, R&D laboratories, and higher education institutions". While traditional computers handle data in binary — 1s and 0s — and can only switch between the two variables, quantum computing creates multidimensional spaces, which can help us visualise how the patterns linking individual data points come into shape. Quantum Computing: Real-Life Use Cases While the protein-folding example helped us somewhat understand how quantum computing is more capable, it still makes sense to look at some real-world use cases. Now, if we were to consider an example that is perhaps more “real” than particle physics or chemical reactions within a battery, we can consider ExxonMobil use of quantum computers to help simplify the complexities of shipping liquified natural gas all over the globe on a daily basis, to help predict the fastest and most efficient routes and routines to deliver fuel as needed.
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