The India Quantum Strategy Research Programme is a three-part study by triNetra Research of how India can build quantum and adjacent technology capability while reducing structural dependency. It covers how innovation converts into licensable IP (IQS-2026-01), whether modular open systems transfer beyond defence (IQS-2026-02), and which quantum strategy the economics support (IQS-2026-03).
The question
How can India build quantum and adjacent technology capability while reducing structural dependency and widening economic participation?
3 hypothesesAugust 2026Start with IQS-2026-01
Shubham Agarwal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, triNetra Research
Examines how India converted investment in government, academia and industry into licensable IP from 1900 to 2026, and finds the constraint is commercialisation rather than knowledge creation.
Structural Research Working PaperAugust 202612 pages
Agarwal, S. (2026). National Innovation Conversion Index (NICI). triNetra Research, IQS-2026-01.
Hypothesis 2IQS-2026-02
Modular Open Systems Beyond Defence
Asks whether the defence Modular Open Systems Approach transfers to civilian technology and, if so, whether it reduces concentrated dependency while widening participation by Indian firms, MSMEs and individuals.
Agarwal, S. (2026). Modular Open Systems Beyond Defence. triNetra Research, IQS-2026-02.
Hypothesis 3IQS-2026-03
India's Quantum Intelligence Strategy
Tests an intelligence-led hybrid strategy against hardware-first, application-first and pure intelligence-first alternatives across capability, capital, talent and commercial opportunity. Hardware-first is modelled as capital-infeasible at current National Quantum Mission funding.
Agarwal, S. (2026). India's Quantum Intelligence Strategy. triNetra Research, IQS-2026-03.
Frequently asked questions
What is the India Quantum Strategy Research Programme?
The India Quantum Strategy Research Programme is a three-part study by triNetra Research of how India can build quantum and adjacent technology capability while reducing structural dependency. It covers how innovation converts into licensable IP (IQS-2026-01), whether modular open systems transfer beyond defence (IQS-2026-02), and which quantum strategy the economics support (IQS-2026-03).
What question does the India Quantum Strategy Research Programme ask?
How can India build quantum and adjacent technology capability while reducing structural dependency and widening economic participation?
How many hypotheses does the India Quantum Strategy Research Programme contain?
3 hypotheses, coded IQS-2026-01 to IQS-2026-03 and published August 2026. Each hypothesis is one PDF.
Which hypothesis should I read first?
Start with IQS-2026-01, National Innovation Conversion Index (NICI). Examines how India converted investment in government, academia and industry into licensable IP from 1900 to 2026, and finds the constraint is commercialisation rather than knowledge creation.
Who wrote the India Quantum Strategy Research Programme?
Shubham Agarwal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, triNetra Research.
Are the IQS papers on SSRN?
Yes. Each paper is published individually on SSRN, and the SSRN author page for Shubham Agarwal lists them all: https://ssrn.com/author=12335668
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