India's AI Readiness and Market Verdict Will Take 10 Years, Say Experts Pratyush Kumar and Rajan Anandan
· Technology · Indian Express, Bloomberg
AI experts Pratyush Kumar and Rajan Anandan discussed India's trajectory in building artificial intelligence, the economic challenges, and the need for smaller, cost-effective home-grown models. Rajan Anandan noted that while global capital is leaving Indian equity markets due to a lack of pure-play AI companies, private early-stage venture markets tell a different story. He stated that 2026 marks India's entry into the AI race, supported by over $400 billion in AI capital expenditure announced by companies like Reliance, Adani, Tata, Google, and Amazon since February. Furthermore, India has launched ground-up models such as Sarvam AI and IIT Bombay's BharatGen initiative. Voice AI is also projected to emerge as the first billion-dollar revenue category for Indian enterprise.
Why it matters
The scaling of domestic AI models and infrastructure directly impacts India's tech sector, enterprise software pricing, and job market readiness as companies adopt automated workflows.
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