‘Innopraktika’ Technology Hub (IRITH) inaugurated its Sovereign Secure Infrastructure Lab in New Delhi on the 7th of July 2026

The Indo Russia ‘Innopraktika’ Technology Hub (IRITH) inaugurated its Sovereign Secure Infrastructure Lab in New Delhi on the 7th of July 2026, a step forward for the bilateral push to build homegrown, defence-grade technology infrastructure. The ceremony brought together policymakers, strategists, academics, industry leaders, and students to reimagine the India-Russia relationship for a rapidly shifting world order, with Ms. Zlata Antusheva, Lead of the GR and Finance Sector, Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in India, gracing the event as Guest of Honour.

The lab convened Indian and Russian partners around four product lines built for the Make in India programme, servers, semiconductor chips, interactive displays, and a business communications platform. Under this effort, IRITH introduced the AIRavata line of high-performance servers, the WULAR and DISHA semiconductor chips, NexTouch India interactive panels, and TAAR, a unified platform for business communications, together forming what the hub describes as a sovereign and secure technology stack.

Carrying that vision forward, IRITH was privileged to welcome Dr. Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, to the Sovereign Secure Infrastructure Lab on the 20th of August 2026, for an engagement that captured, in every sense, the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat: India building for India, on India’s own terms. The visit brought Dr. Moona for a hands-on look at our active test bed and engaged in high-level strategic discussions focused on two key pillars:

1. Clean Energy: Joint research pathways and pilot projects in Hydrogen Energy

2. Academic Synergies: Structured faculty and scholar exchange programs between IIT Gandhinagar and IRITH’s Russian institutional partners

3. Interactive Panels: Strategic alignment on building future-ready, self-reliant tech capabilities around interactive panels and screens

The discussion moved well beyond a product walkthrough, exploring where academic research and indigenous strategic manufacturing can meet, and what that convergence could mean for India’s technological self-reliance in the years ahead