Russian scientists have expressed interest in establishing close quantum technology cooperation with India and China. Russia hopes to present its case at next year’s Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit, hosted by its city of Kazan. “We had a great trip to India last year. We saw many beautiful establishments there. In Pune, Bangalore, Delhi. We have met many researchers and see a lot of potential for collaboration. From my point of view, my answer was very correct. We need to create a Brics quantum laboratory. And this network of laboratories that we are creating in different countries may (work) under a joint research program,” said Aleksey Fedorov, chief researcher of the quantum information technology group at the Russian Quantum Center in Moscow. The 29-year-old. Russian scientist said that India-China cooperation is very important. “Because together we can do things that are very difficult to do alone. We can cooperate on quantum computing, maybe solve problems and exchange ideas, and we will also cooperate on quantum sensing and various technologies and strengthen our Brics alliance,” said Fedorov.
He was speaking to a group of Indian media on the sidelines of a plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum, which was recently attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Rose Congress organized the forum at the Russian Quantum Center in Moscow. Fedorov said that the technical sovereignty of each country is important and must be respected. “But at the same time, the topics we can share are useful for everyone. This can be the basis for the research program of this institution,” he said. RQC CEO and co-founder Ruslan Yunusov said Russia will present a detailed proposal to India for possible cooperation at next year’s Brics summit.
“We have big plans for mutual cooperation with India. Next year we will discuss it on the Brics platform. The cooperation is about creating joint laboratories for cold atoms, 2D materials and semiconductors,” Yunusov said. He also said that Russia plans to work with Indian academic and research institutions as part of its futuristic plan to build quantum applications and hardware for public services. Moscow to attend the CSIR Plenary Session in Delhi. National Venu Gopal Achanta, director of the Physics Laboratory, said that India has had trusting relations with Russia, but there is still no official grouping with Russia.
“Hopefully, both governments will start something together,” said Achanta, who is working with the Indian government on its National Quantum Mission. The Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru, IIT Madras and government agencies, including the Advanced Computing Development Center, are working to develop quantum technology in India. Russian President Vladimir Putin told the plenary: “Russia will hold the bric presidency next year, and we plan to discuss such special projects with our partners in several key areas, including cutting-edge computing and data processing, storage and transmission technologies,” Putin said.
He also proposed a “national technology project” for 2030, which includes the creation of an action plan for the development of Russian quantum technology.
