Addressing the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (February 5), Minister of State of Ministry Of External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, said that the ministry has set up New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST) Division.

The minister said that the NEST division will be leveraged to engage in technology diplomacy and deal with the foreign policy and international legal aspects of new and emerging technologies.

It had been said that NEST’s mandate shall include, but not be limited to, evolving India’s external technology policy in coordination with domestic stakeholders and in line with India’s developmental priorities and national security goals.

Further, the newly set up division will also help in assessing foreign policy and international legal implications of new and emerging technologies and technology-based resources and recommend appropriate foreign policy choice.

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