Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called on scientists and innovators of the country to widen their horizons, as he assured them that thegovernment was completely with them.
"Your capability is vast, you can do many things, widen your horizons,change the parameters of your performance...fly spreading wings...there are opportunities, I'm with you," he said.
Addressing a DRDO event here, he said he was assuring them, as the Prime Minister, that the government was completely with the scientists of the country and innovators.
"You all are aware that along with air and sea, cyber and space will define the world's strategic dynamics.
Along with this, intelligent machines will play a key role in the defence sector in the days to come.
In such a situation, India cannot lag behind," he said, adding that to protect the citizens, borders and interests, it was importantto invest in future techniques and innovation.
The Prime Minister was speaking after dedicating to the country the Young Scientists laboratories formed by Defence Research and Development Organisation to start focused research in advanced technologies.
DRDO Young Scientist Laboratories, in short DYSLs, are located at Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Each lab works on a key advanced technology of importance to the development of futuristic defence systems, DRDO said, adding that selected young scientists of the organisation, under the age of 35 years, have been given this opportunity to work in identified research areas.
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