India, Feb. 3 -- Coming of age can be traumatic. It involves a journey of discovery when youngsters come face to face with the adult world and its many challenges while coping with the inadequacies of their youth. It is when the threats of the real world seem so overwhelming that the time of growing up turns into a painful period. For the technology sector, which has been in a permanent state of adolescence, 2025 was the year of reckoning when the menacing new world of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced avionics, for instance, provided a harsh learning experience for both innovators and the government. More so for the latter, which has wasted precious time in promoting the glories of a mythical past when India was supposed to have ...