Coaching Centres Have Turned Out To Be Poaching Centres; Have Become Black Holes For Talent In Regimented Silos : Vice-President

Sovereignty Will Not Be Lost Through Invasions, But Through Dependence On Foreign Digital Infrastructure, Says VP

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The Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, today said, “Coaching centres have turned out to be poaching centres. They have become black holes for talent in regimented silos. Coaching centres are mushrooming. This is menacing for our youth who are our future. We must address this malice that is worrisomely concerning. We cannot allow our education to be so smeared and tarnished.”

Dhankahr further added, “Nations will no longer be compromised or colonized by armies as armies have now been replaced by algorithms. Sovereignty will not be lost through invasions, but through dependence on foreign digital infrastructure”, he noted.

The Vice-President called for a new vision of patriotism rooted in technological leadership, “We are getting into a new era, an era of new Nationalism. Technological leadership is the new frontier of Patriotism. We have to be world leaders in technological leadership.”

Dhankhar raised concerns over import dependence in critical sectors like defence, saying, “If we get technology driven equipment from outside, especially in sectors such as defence, that country has the power to bring us to a standstill.”

He explained how global power dynamics are changing in the digital age, saying, “The battleground of the 21st century is no longer land or sea. Gone are the days of conventional warfare. Our prowess, our power has to be determined by code, cloud and cyber.”