New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Recalling his participation in the previous edition of the Conclave, the Prime Minister contrasted past decades,when India merely played catch-up by adopting or modifying foreign innovations years later, with the new mindset of 21st-century India that aims to create original technologies, set global directions, and solve worldwide challenges. Citing how the nation developed indigenous COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate its population and supply other nations, alongside reaching Mars on its maiden attempt and landing on the uncharted lunar South Pole, he outlined a bold technological vision for the country. "India must embrace the technologies of the future, innovate boldly, and lead the world in creating them," asserted ...