India, June 26 -- In the modern age, when banking services and national security are vulnerable only to safe storage of data, quantum operating systems may bring an end to familiar cryptosystems. Quantum computers are edging closer to becoming reality by the minute and would have the potential of cracking existing encryption algorithms within seconds, letting out sensitive information to hackers across the world. And understanding this, India is not only in the race of quantum-safe communication in the world, but it is leading the race to come up with these innovations, especially ISRO and DRDO.

Quantum communication, previously giving the impression of being the title of a science fiction film, is emerging as a very significant means of...