India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday put technology and innovation at the heart of India's growth ambitions, calling for leadership in emerging technologies and announcing AI skilling for one crore youth over the next one year.

Addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day, Modi said new frontiers in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space, robotics and data centres are opening up rapidly, and stressed the need for the country to take the lead in technology and innovation.

Outlining a seven-point framework for 'Viksit Bharat' - India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047 - the PM identified technology and innovation as the third 'shakti' of the "Sapta Dhara" vision, saying rapid advances in a...