India, Dec. 2 -- If India must ready itself for the world of tomorrow, what strategic choices must it make? What instrumentalities are at hand to achieve the chosen objectives? Like a good account keeper, it is useful to look at what the country's assets and liabilities are. How should one leverage the assets; how should one minimise the liabilities? The future trajectory of the world is uncertain; it is fluid. But certain trend lines are clear: One, technology will be the main driver of growth; it will be the main source of national power. India has a significant pool of scientific and technical manpower which is still expanding. But barring a few islands of excellence such as India's space programme, its digital stack, and its network of ...