Kolkata: The Manekshaw Centre of Excellence for National Security Studies and Research, inaugurated on Monday, is an innovative initiative that brings together IITs, IISc, IIITs, and NITs on a common platform to carry out academic and research activities dedicated to defence technology. The idea was conceived by Lt Gen (Dr) Subrata Saha and Sukumar Nandi, an alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur. "Developing future technologies in warfare requires collaborative efforts of the entire nation," said Lt Gen Saha. Director Suman Chakraborty emphasised that IIT Kharagpur shall lead the overall initiatives in hardware security, AI in defence and entrepreneurship development. tnn
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