Ministry of External Affairs
(New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies Division)
About NEST
The New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies (NEST) Division was set up in the Ministry of External Affairs to engage in technology diplomacy and to coordinate India’s positions for technology governance negotiations, assess foreign policy and legal implications of emerging technologies, build policy interfaces with key partner countries and international organizations, assess demand-driven requirements of new technologies in India, interface with line ministries and state governments, strengthen the role of missions in facilitating supply chains, identify new emerging technologies with strategic import for India, undertake assessments on strategic implications for national security, identify and assess strategies behind technology deployment and operation, and strengthen India's role as a deterministic player in shaping national and global perspectives on emerging technologies.